Sultan M Alkahtani
Department of Internal Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research
Insulin Adherence and Barriers among Patients with Diabetes in Saudi Arabia
Author(s): Mohammed Saad Alqahtani*, Mohammed Mesfer Alqahtani, Talal Zaidan Alruwaili, Sultan M Alkahtani, Abdulmajeed M Alshaikhi, Abdulaziz A Basalem, Turki M Bin Saqyan, Khalid A lkhudhairi and Abdullah A Twair
Insulin adherence and barriers among patients with diabetes in Saudi Arabia ABSTRACT Introduction Diabetes is one of major metabolic chronic diseases that demand a continuous medical attention. Diabetes is classified generally into 2 types mainly; Type 1 Diabetes (T1DM) known to have absolute insulin deficiency which occurs due to autoimmune B-cell destruction and Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) in which the body develops insulin resistance that occur due to the progressive loss of adequate B-cell insulin secretion. And there are other types such as Gestational and specific types which occur due to other causes. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Saudi Arabia is the second highest country in the Middle East regarding the rate of diabetes, and ranks the seventh worldwide. Almost 3 million people of the population are pre-diabetic and 7 million are diabetic. As diabetes has a mult.. Read More»