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

Table of Contents

• Summary 1
• Key messages 1
• Background 2
• Diabetes data context 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
• Germany using health examination data Table 1. Data to measure the targets from other possible 3
• Surveillance Project. However it is assumed that all people have access to affordable treatment 4
• Current progress against the first four targets based on the most recent 2010 health examination 4
• 14090 mmHg and statin usage were below the recommended target levels. Primary estimates 4
• Target 4
• Measurable 4
• Preliminary estimate 4
• Population 4
• Data sources andor approach 4
• 60 respectively. 5
• Additional features of the approach 5
• Fig 2. Time trends for global diabetes targets 14 1998 to 2010 5
• Strengths and limitations of the approach 6
• Lessons learned 6
• In Germany health examination surveys can be used to effectively assess progress against many of the global diabetes targets. 6
• Fig. 3. Global diabetes target 1 stratified by sex and education level 6
• There are key limitations of using health examination surveys to measure the global diabetes targets. 7
• The wider legislative environment for data protection affects public health surveillance. 7
• The use of clear target definitions can facilitate meaningful comparisons. 7
• Using data for improvement 7
• References 8
• Acknowledgements 9