Physician Adherence to the SEMT Guidelines for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes in Turkey: ADMIRE Study/Tip 2 Diyabet Tedavisinde Hekimlerin Klavuzlara Uyumu: ADMIRE Calismasi (Original Article/Orijinal Makale) (Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism of Turkey) (Report‪)‬

Introduction Type 2 diabetes is a major epidemic worldwide that causes serious macrovascular and microvascular complications, and decreases the life expectancy. The number of adults with diabetes worldwide is predicted to increase from 285 million in 2009 to 438 million in 2030 (1). According to the Turkish Diabetes Epidemiology Study (TURDEP), the prevalence of type 2 diabetes is 7.2% and the prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance is 6.7% in the Turkish population [greater than or equal to]20 years of age (2). The population of diabetes patients in Turkey is expected to reach 3.7 million by 2010 (1) and to 6.4 million by 2030 (3).