Diabetes Mellitus: The Modern State of the Issue (Part 1)

The authors analyzed numerous scientific studies on the problem of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), the extent of the spread is causing concern among experts around the world. The review examines and analyses the causes of the unrelated increase in the incidence of this pathology, the high risk of severe complications, comorbidities and deaths, reasons for the increase in the prevalence of the disease among children. Taking into account insufficient effectiveness of medical treatment of T2DM using synthetic drugs, the authors cites information on herbal medicine diabetes. The first part of this review examines to epidemiology, modern theories of the development of the disease, the role of endothelium and the importance of its function and dysfunction of T2DM development, analyzing the main cause of death in this pathology. The review also focuses on the issue of the costs of health systems in different countries due to the incidence of T2DM and its complications.