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World J Diabetes. Feb 15, 2021; 12(2): 98-107
Published online Feb 15, 2021. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v12.i2.98
Published online Feb 15, 2021. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v12.i2.98
Diabetes in French Guiana, adapting national standards of therapeutic education and care to the amazonian challenge
Nadia Sabbah, Endocrinology Diabetology Nutrition, Centre Hospitalier Andree Rosemon, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
Gabriel Carles, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Centre Hospitalier Franck Joly, St Laurent Du Maroni 97320, French Guiana
Magalie Demar, Department of Laboratory, University of French Guiana, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
Mathieu Nacher, Department of Medicine, COREVIH Centre Hospitalier Andree Rosemon, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana
Author contributions: Sabbah N, Carles G, Demar M and Nacher M drafted the article; Carles G provided the data on gestational diabetes; Nacher M reviewed the article.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no personal interests.
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Corresponding author: Nadia Sabbah, MD, PhD, Chief Doctor, Senior Researcher, Endocrinology Diabetology Nutrition, Centre Hospitalier Andree Rosemon, Avenue des Flamboyants, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana. nadia.sabbah@ch-cayenne.fr
Received: August 26, 2020
Peer-review started: August 26, 2020
First decision: November 16, 2020
Revised: November 25, 2020
Accepted: December 2, 2020
Article in press: December 2, 2020
Published online: February 15, 2021
Peer-review started: August 26, 2020
First decision: November 16, 2020
Revised: November 25, 2020
Accepted: December 2, 2020
Article in press: December 2, 2020
Published online: February 15, 2021
Core Tip
Core Tip: The prevalence of diabetes and obesity in French Guiana is approximately twice that of the departments of hexagonal France. French Guiana is a French territory, but very far from it geographically because it is located on the South American continent. The ethnicities in French Guiana are numerous and explain the linguistic, cultural difference and probably also the genetics of diabetes. Very few studies have described diabetes in French Guiana despite its importance in the department. The management of metabolic pathologies must be adapted to the specificities of the department, and it is essential to describe the situation in detail in order to be able to set up an appropriate sector.