Veras-Estévez BA, Chapman HJ

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ABSTRACT

To the Editors:

In his report in the October 2017 issue of MEDICC Review, Vega-Jiménez stressed that the design and integration of a prediabetes (intermediate hyperglycemia) registry would serve as an essential prevention strategy to improve population health outcomes in Cuba. Cuba’s universal health system, with its robust health workforce and established primary care services from family doctor-and-nurse offices, polyclinics and hospitals, is well prepared for this ambitious step forward in prevention and management of non-communicable diseases (NCD) like diabetes.

REFERENCES

1. Vega-Jiménez J. Cuba needs a prediabetes registry now. MEDICC Rev. 2017 Oct;19(4):44.

2. World Health Organization. Perfi l de la República Dominicana para la diabetes, 2016 [Internet]. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018 [cited 2018 Jun 16]. Available from: http://www.who.int/diabetes/country-profi les/ dom_es.pdf. Spanish.

3. Acento [Internet]. Santo Domingo: Acento; c2018. Actualidad. El 13.45% de la población padece diabetes según estudio; 2018 [cited 2018 Aug 25]. Available from: https://acento.com.do/2018/actualidad/8558818-13-45-la-poblacion-pa dece-diabetes-segun-estudio/. Spanish.