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Albania, with the highest levels of diabetes in the region and Europe, endangered by Covid-19

Albania, with the highest levels of diabetes in the region and Europe,

The population of Albania is more affected by diabetes compared to other countries in Europe and the region.

The spread of diabetes exposes those affected by fatalities as well as in the case of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recently published the study "A look at health in Europe", in which it reported that 9% of adults in Albania have diabetes. Turkey, Germany, Portugal and northern Macedonia had the highest levels of diabetes.

Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the body is unable to regulate excess glucose levels. If left undiagnosed or under poor control it can result in serious complications, including blindness, kidney failure and leg mutilation.

Diabetes increases the risks of cardiovascular disease and people with diabetes also have a greater risk of getting seriously ill if they become infected with the COVID-19 virus.

About 32.3 million adults were diagnosed with diabetes in the European Union in 2019, up from about 16.8 million in 2000. An additional 24.2 million people in Europe were estimated to have diabetes but were undiagnosed in 2019.

Albania, with the highest levels of diabetes in the region and Europe,

Health experts in our country claim that diabetes is underdiagnosed in Albania and that its levels are much higher than official reports.

OECD raporton se numri i meshkujve me diabet të diagnostikuar është rritur me shpejtësi që nga viti 2000 në të gjithë Europën. Nga 7.3 milion të prekur në vitin 2000 ato arritën në 16.7 milion në 2019.

Numri i grave me diabet është rritur gjithashtu dukshëm, duke arritur në 15.6 milionë në vitin 2019 në krahasim me 9.5 milion në vitin 2000. Burrat janë më të prirur për të zhvilluar diabet për shkak të faktorëve biologjikë.

Diabeti është më i përhapur tek të moshuarit, pasi 19.3 milion njerëz të moshës 60-79 vjeç raportohen se kanë diabet në të gjithë vendet e BE, krahasuar me 11.3 milion njerëz të moshës 40-59 dhe vetëm 1.7 milion të moshës 20-39.

Prevalenca e diabetit midis të rriturve ishte 6.2% në vendet e BE në 2019. Normat varionin nga mbi 9% ose më shumë në Qipro, Portugali dhe Gjermani në më pak se 4% në irlandë dhe Lituani.

The prevalence of diabetes seems to have stabilized in many European countries in recent years, especially in the Nordic countries, although they have continued to rise slightly in the countries of Southern Europe and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

These increasing trends are partly due to the increase in overweight and physical inactivity and the aging of the population.

* Received from Monitor.al