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According to the latest Global Diabetes Map (10th edition) released by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) in December 2021, the number of people aged 20 to 79 with diabetes worldwide was estimated at 537 million in 2021, with the number expected to grow to 700 million by 2045
2 Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand *These authors contributed equally to this work Correspondence: Ramzi A Ajjan Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS2 9JT, UK Tel +44 113 343 7475 Email [email protected] Abstract: In recent years, newer drug classes for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus have been released with significant effects on glucose lowering and weight reduction
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