Prevalence and incidence of diabetes mellitus: a nationwide population‐based pharmaco‐epidemiological study in Sweden

Abstract

The prevalence of pharmacologically treated diabetes increased moderately during 8 years of follow-up, while the incidence decreased modestly. This is in contrast to the results reported by most other studies. The total prevalence of diabetes (both pharmacologically and non-pharmacologically treated) in Sweden is relatively low, from a global viewpoint.