Diabetes cases in hospitals are rising slightly

The number of diabetes cases treated in hospitals has risen slightly again in recent years—following a decline of 30.5 percent overall between 2015 and 2021. According to data from the State Statistical Office, 10,822 people with a primary diagnosis of diabetes mellitus were hospitalized in Saxony last year. This makes type 2 diabetes mellitus one of the 20 most common reasons for hospitalization throughout Saxony.

Nearly two-thirds of the cases involved men

According to the statistics, nearly two-thirds of diabetes patients were men. The frequency of treatment increases with the aging of the population, the report noted. Patients aged 65 and older accounted for about two-thirds of treatment cases. The proportion of children and young people under the age of 25 was low, at 838 treatment cases (7.7 percent). On average, one-fifth of those who died over the past ten years suffered from diabetes mellitus. In about 2.5 percent of cases, this disease directly led to death. 

November 14 is World Diabetes Day

November 14 was designated World Diabetes Day in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) to coordinate the fight against the disease worldwide.