Diabetes mellitus: development of technologies in diagnostics, treatment and prevention

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a most serious socio-medical and economic problems facing health authorities throughout the world. A major threat is vascularcomplications of the disease. The currently available diagnostic tools, up-to-date means for monitoring glycemia, introduction of innovative insulinpreparations and hypoglycemic agents, development of high-technology therapeutic modalities may greatly improve disease prognosis, reduce the frequencyof chronic complications, related disablement and mortality rates. The targeted control of major risk factors, viz. hyperglycemia, hypertension,and dyslipidemia, during the patients lifetime starting from the onset of diabetes remains the most promising strategy for the prevention of diabeticcomplications. An indispensable condition for efficacious management of diabetes is the elaboration of active screening programs for the early diagnosisof complications and optimal organization of the clinico-diagnostic process in the framework of multidisciplinary approach.