Measuring the global diabetes targets in the WHO European Region: Finland case study

Table of Contents

• Summary 1
• Key messages 1
• Background 2
• Diabetes data context 2
• Fig. 1. Global diabetes targets 2
• 80 of people with diabetes are diagnosed 2
• 80 of people with diagnosed diabetes have good control of glycaemia 2
• 80 of people with diagnosed diabetes have good control of blood pressure 2
• 60 of people with diabetes of 40 years or older receive statins 2
• 100 of people with type 1 diabetes have access to affordable insulin and blood glucose self-monitoring 2
• Measuring the targets 3
• Table 1. Summary of data sources and progress against the global diabetes targets in Finland 4
• Additional features of the approach 5
• Fig. 2. Differences in glycaemic control target 2 between wellbeing service counties in Finland 5
• Strengths and limitations of the approach 6
• Lessons learned 6
• In Finland progress against many of the global diabetes targets can be efficiently and effectively assessed using the national diabetes registry based on electronic health records. 6
• Diabetes registries can have limitations. 6
• Combining different data sources and using health examination survey data is necessary to measure all the global diabetes targets in Finland. 6
• Measuring the targets stratified by different variables is important to monitor potential inequalities. T 6
• Using data for improvement 7
• References 7
• Acknowledgements 8