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Type 1 diabetes is predominant in childhood and adolescence. The diabetes surveillance at the RKI provides comprehensive information on type 1 diabetes in childhood and adolescence. It also focuses on the care of type 1 diabetes and important risk factors for the later development of type 2 diabetes.
Many other indicators of the Diabetes Surveillance were updated in July 2024. Particular attention was paid to diabetes and its healthcare in childhood and adolescence as well as the contextual factors. This is the last planned update of the Diabetes Surveillance. Key indicators will be transferred to an overarching health information system at the end of this project phase as part of the extension to an NCD system, which is currently being set up and will go live at the end of the year. More: Further update of the Diabetes Surveillance …
Diabetes mellitus is characterized by chronically elevated blood sugar levels, which can lead to concomitant and secondary diseases. These include, for example, diabetic foot syndrome, which can result in amputation of the lower limb. Diabetes-related complications can necessitate hospital treatment. Furthermore, diabetes can reduce occupational performance or even restrain people from working. For the indicators diabetes-related amputations, ambulatory care-sensitive hospitalisations and reduced earning capacity pension, the development over time has now been analyzed until the year 2022. More: New results from the Diabetes Surveillance …
