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ea0070aep368 | Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition | ECE2020

Nurse education in diabetes and endocrinology – important part of the improvement of care provided to people with diabetes and other endocrine disorders

Saxvadze Marina , Kurashvili Ramaz , Tsutskiridze Liana , Shelestova Elena

Background and aims: Diabetes (DM) is a huge global health emergency of the 21st century. Around 463 million adults haveDM. Every 2-nd adult with DM is undiagnosed. Over 374 million people have impaired glucose tolerance, their risk of developing DM is very high. According to Diabetes Atlas-2019 DM national prevalence for Georgia is 7.1%. Increasing prevalence of DM/other endocrine disorders, specific health needs ofthese populations, increasing load on healthca...