The economic impact of diabetes

The number of diabetic people is constantly growing across the globe including Hungary. According to the WHO diabetes is a future endemic problem. Beside the social problems, diabetes causes a serious economic impact as well; hence, it is important to draw attention on it together with its impacts. The paper discusses about this question, introducing the types of diabetes, its indicators, complications (mostly concentrating on type II diabetes), and also its treatments and prevention. Investigation of the changes in diabetic population and also the burden of this disease both in domestic and global levels are discussed as well.