Abstract
Background: Worldwide, diabetes mellitus (DM) is a serious health issue. The Philippines ranked 15th in the world for diabetes prevalence. It is home to more than 4 million individuals diagnosed with the disease.Previous studies on diabetes prevalence in the Philippines varied in results from as low as 4.8% in 2004 to as high as 28% in 2009.The latest research conducted regarding Philippine diabetes care was in 2008 which showed that 85% of patients with diabetes failed to achieve a general HbA1c target of <7%.
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