Source
Department of mathematics and statistics, Brunel University, Uxbridge middx UB8 3PH, UK. masraab@brunel.ac.uk
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
The incidence and prevalence of diabetes are increasing all over the world. Complications of diabetes constitute a burden for the individuals and the whole society.
METHODS:
In the present paper, ordinary differential equations and numerical approximations are used to monitor the size of populations of diabetes with and without complications.
RESULTS:
Different scenarios are discussed according to a set of parameters and the dynamical evolution of the population from the stage of diabetes to the stage of diabetes with complications is clearly illustrated.
CONCLUSIONS:
The model shows how efficient and cost-effective strategies can be obtained by acting on diabetes incidence and/or controlling the evolution to the stage of complications.