Open AccessA Retrospective Evaluation of the Burden of Diabetes in Grenada
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2475-5451
DOI - 10.33140/ijdmd.04.01.04
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , diabetes mellitus , amputation , psychological intervention , peripheral neuropathy , disease , disease burden , physical therapy , surgery , endocrinology , physics , psychiatry , optics
Objective: To analyze the burden of diabetes in Grenada and to understand the local/national significance of interventionsimplemented to combat this burden.Methods: Through analysis in trends of incidence, amputation procedures and gender discrepancies over the period 2008 – 2012.Results: There were no statistically significant differences or trends (relationships) found between number of amputations andincidences of diabetes with respect to time respectively. There was also no statistically significant gender disparity with theincidence of diabetes. Most of the amputations performed in Grenada during 2008 - 2012 were below the knee and peripheralneuropathy, associated with type 2 diabetes, was found to be the leading reason for amputation.Conclusion: While there was no definite trend found for the burden of diabetes in Grenada, the global incidence of chronicdisease cannot be ignored. National preventative interventions to decrease the incidence of amputations should be focusedon the role of peripheral neuropathy; which is what the Ipswich Touch Toe Test specifically targets.