So, the country has become more ill with diabetes over the past ten years - about half. Such data was disseminated in the press service of the Ministry of Health.
As it became known, the prevalence of diabetes in the country in recent years has increased by half. In 2016 year. In Ukraine, about 1.2 million people were sick with diabetes. Diabetes mellitus (the first type) now accounts for 6.5% of all cases of the disease - noted in the ministry.
The Ministry of Health also added that about three percent of the primary disability of adults in the country is a consequence of diabetes.
As reported URA-Inform, the Ministry of Health does not recommend the use of medicines produced in Russia.