TY - JOUR AU - Paz-Pacheco, Elizabeth PY - 2014/05/29 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Diabetes Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) for the ASEAN region: Country Initiatives for Collectively Enhanced Diabetes Care in the Region JF - Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies JA - J ASEAN Fed Endocr Soc VL - 26 IS - 1 SE - Feature Articles DO - UR - https://asean-endocrinejournal.org/index.php/JAFES/article/view/99 SP - 36 AB - <p>The prevalence of diabetes in the region is clearly increasing, and so is the burden of this chronic disease and its complications. The Philippines reports a true prevalence of about 7.2% among adults aged 20 years and older in 2008<sup>1</sup>;  in the 2010 International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore report 4.6%, 10.9% and 12.7% prevalence rates, respectively.<sup>2 </sup>These rates are consistent with global estimates, and considering the increasing populations in these countries, the absolute numbers are certainly staggering.</p> ER -