Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2023; 131(06): 319-337
DOI: 10.1055/a-1946-3878
German Diabetes Association: Clinical Practice Guidelines

Diabetes and Migration

Sebahat Şat
1   MVZ DaVita Rhine-Ruhr, Düsseldorf, Germany
2   German Diabetes Association (DDG) Working Group on Diabetes and Migrants
,
Kadriye Aydınkoç-Tuzcu
2   German Diabetes Association (DDG) Working Group on Diabetes and Migrants
3   Wilhelminenspital of the City of Vienna, 5th Medical Department of Endocrinology, Rheumatology and Acute Geriatrics, Vienna, Austria
4   Austrian Diabetes Association (ÖGD) Working Group on Migration and Diabetes
,
Faize Berger
2   German Diabetes Association (DDG) Working Group on Diabetes and Migrants
,
Alain Barakat
2   German Diabetes Association (DDG) Working Group on Diabetes and Migrants
5   Diabetes Center Duisburg-Mitte (DZDM), Duisburg, Germany
,
Ina Danquah
2   German Diabetes Association (DDG) Working Group on Diabetes and Migrants
6   Heidelberg Institute of Global Health (HIGH), Medical Faculty and University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
,
Karin Schindler
4   Austrian Diabetes Association (ÖGD) Working Group on Migration and Diabetes
7   Medical University of Vienna, Department of Internal Medicine III, Clinical Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vienna, Austria
,
Peter Fasching
3   Wilhelminenspital of the City of Vienna, 5th Medical Department of Endocrinology, Rheumatology and Acute Geriatrics, Vienna, Austria
4   Austrian Diabetes Association (ÖGD) Working Group on Migration and Diabetes
› Author Affiliations
Notice of update

The DDG practice recommendations are updated regularly during the second half of the calendar year. Please ensure that you read and cite the respective current version.

Updates To Content And Different Recommendations Compared To The Previous Year’s Version

Recommendation 1:

Update of data on the population group with a migration background (see point 1.3 Demographics for Germany).

Reason:

There is more recent data on demographics for Germany.

Supporting references:

[9] [11]

Recommendation 2:

Data from 2019 show that the use of systems for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is 30 % more common in patients without a migration background than in those with a migration background [41] (see point 1.7.2 Particularities in the therapy).

Reason:

New insights into the use of digital supporting tools in diabetes therapy and blood glucose control.

Supporting references:

[38]

Recommendation 3:

Update of the effectiveness of common diabetes medications such as alpha-glucosidase inhibitors (acarbose) and insulin.

Reason:

New findings on the effectiveness of common diabetes drugs in people of non-European origin.

Supporting references:

[42]

Recommendation 4:

New data on the increasing use of online translation services in healthcare (see point 1.8.2 Language)

Reason:

The importance of online translation services is also growing in healthcare and diabetes treatment for people with migration experience.

Recommendation 5:

Prevention of diabetes mellitus and its secondary diseases were included (see point 1.11 Prevention)

Reason:

To date, the therapeutic approaches and specificities of diabetes mellitus in people of non-German origin have mainly been discussed. The revised edition now also takes into account the prevention of diabetes mellitus and its complications.

Recommendation 6:

Expansion and updating of the topic of fasting in people with type 1 diabetes (see point 1.13 Ramadan – One Month of Fasting)

Reason:

New insights into the possibility of fasting in people with type 1 diabetes mellitus and with the help of certain drug regimens.

Supporting references:

[93] [97]

The practical recommendation “Diabetes and Migration” of the German Diabetes Association (DDG) was prepared for the first time and in cooperation with the Austrian Diabetes Association (ÖDG). The practice recommendation is intended to supplement the existing guidelines on diabetes mellitus and provides practical recommendations for the diagnosis, therapy and care of people with diabetes mellitus who come from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds.



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