Nov 14, , is a day to focus our thoughts on the global diabetes epidemic, which in 2017, affected 425 million people worldwide and claimed the lives of 4 million people. With those figures projected to rise substantially as a result of the parallel rise in obesity, global awareness and action is paramount to curb the escalating health and societal threat posed by diabetes. No population group is immune to diabetes—the disease does not discriminate between rich or poor, old or young, black or white. Notwithstanding, black and ethnic minority populations shoulder a disproportionate burden of diabetes, with higher prevalence, higher rates of undiagnosed disease and preventable complications, and poorer health outcomes than white people. Numerous education and prevention programmes have been initiated over the years to combat disparities in diabetes care and outcomes. However, three recent reports from the UK and the USA, published within the space of 1 week, highlight how even today, race and ethnicity continue to represent barriers to equitable diabetes care.

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公平的糖尿病护理：还有很长的路要走。

11月14日是一天，我们将注意力集中在全球糖尿病流行上，该流行病在2017年影响了全球4.25亿人，并夺走了400万人的生命。由于肥胖人数的同时上升，预计这些数字将大大上升，因此全球的意识和行动对于遏制糖尿病对健康和社会威胁的不断升级至关重要。没有人群对糖尿病具有免疫力-该疾病无法区分富人或穷人，老年人或年轻人，黑人或白人。尽管如此，黑人和少数族裔人群所承受的糖尿病负担却不成比例，与白人相比，其患病率更高，未确诊疾病的发生率和可预防的并发症发生率更高，并且健康状况较差。多年来，已经开展了许多教育和预防计划，以消除糖尿病护理和预后方面的差异。然而，英国和美国最近的三份报告在1周的时间内发表，强调了即使在今天，种族和族裔仍然继续成为公平糖尿病护理的障碍。