Diabetes

Facts and research findings about diabetes

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From the Public Health Report

Type 1 diabetes er vanligst blant barn og unge og behandles med insulin. Type 2 diabetes rammer først og fremst voksne og har sammenheng med både arvelige faktorer og livsstil. Risikoen øker med alderen. Antallet med type 2 diabetes øker i befolkningen. Illustrasjon: Folkehelseinstituttet/Fete typer.

Public Health Report

Updated 08.08.2017

Diabetes in Norway

More and more people are living with diabetes but the number of new annual cases has stabilised.

From the NCD report

Indicators for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD)

Published 13.12.2018

Raised blood glucose/diabetes in adults (Indicator 12)

Prevalence of raised blood glucose/diabetes among persons aged 18+, defined as “long-term blood glucose” HbA1c ≥ 6.5 per cent (48 mmol/mol) or use of blood glucose-lowering drugs.

Reports

Mapping review

Published 12.11.2019

Glucose tolerance test in pregnancy

We were commissioned to provide a map of available research about women’s experiences of taking the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in order to identify gestational diabetes.

Mapping review

Published 27.09.2019

Communication- and education interventions for woman with gestation diabetes

We were commissioned to produce a systematic mapping review on the effect and experience with communication and education interventions for women with gestational diabetes.

Systematic review

Published 10.04.2019

The effectiveness of screening all pregnant women versus pregnant women with risk factors for gestational diabetes

We were asked to summarize available research about the effect of screening all pregnant women for gestational diabetes compared with screening only women with risk factors for gestational diabetes.

Health technology assessment

Published 01.03.2018

Bariatric surgery for Type 2 Diabetes and a body mass index below 35 - Health Technology Assessment

A health technology assessment that addresses efficacy, safety and a health-economic evaluation of bariatric surgery for patients with type 2 diabetes and BMI below 35 compared to standard treatment.

Health technology assessment

Published 21.08.2017

FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Self-Monitoring System: A Single-Technology Assessment

This assessment will focus on FreeStyle Libre, flash glucose monitor for insulin treated individuals with type 1 and 2 diabetes (“Type 1 and 2 DM”).

Systematic review

Updated 19.12.2016

Use of structured data collection for diabetes care in General Practice

The majority of patients with type 2 diabetes in Norway are followed up in primary care. We investigated the effect of using a structured way to register clinical data.

Health technology assessment

Updated 05.12.2016

Effectiveness of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in patients with Late Radiation Tissue Injury or Diabetic Foot Ulcer

We have assessed clinical effectiveness of HBOT in patients with LRTI or DFU compared to standard treatment or placebo.

Systematic review

Updated 05.12.2016

Effect of new anti-diabetic medications in combination with metformin compared to sulfonylurea in combination with metformin in patients with type 2 diabetes

This overview of reviews updates evidence comparing the effects of the currently recommended treatment for type 2 diabetes.

Studies

MIDIA
PAGE Study - Diabetes and Coeliac Disease

Projects

Glucose tolerance test in pregnancy: A systematic mapping review
01.03.2019
PAGE (project description)
16.06.2016
MIDIA (Environmental causes of type 1 diabetes)
01.07.2001

Research findings

Decrease in new type 2 diabetes cases in Norway
Link between weight gain in first year of life and risk of type 1 diabetes