On the epidemiology diabetes in the Republic of Tatarstan (according to the register of diabetes)
Republic diabetes mellitus patients registry is one of the most important parts of Diabetic centre in Republic clinical hospital. Analysis of the data of the register of patients with diabetes mellitus has shown that over the past 10 years, the number of registered patients increased in 2 times (from 43723 patients in 2001 year to 86558 patients in 2010 year). Increasing of the prevalence of diabetes is due to high growth rates-annually up to 7-8 thousand newly diagnosed diabetes patients. These data of the register of patients with diabetes mellitus indicate that there is necessary to intensify measures to control this serious and insidious disease.