Diabetes mellitus e a importância do farmacêutico no tratamento: uma revisão de literatura

Abstract

Population growth is a worldwide phenomenon, not unlike Brazil, with the improvement in life expectancy in the world, the number of people with chronic degenerative diseases, such as diabetes mellitus (DM), has increased. This disease has been the subject of numerous studies and its terminology involves a group of metabolic diseases whose main characteristic is hyperglycemia. The present work aims to portray the importance of pharmaceutical performance in the care of patients affected by Diabetes Mellitus. The research for the composition of this article was the result of a bibliographic survey in the bases: Scielo, Lilacs and Pubmed, as well as monographs and research on the subject through the combination of keywords, as inclusion criteria, articles published from 2007 to 2021 in to the detriment of the relevance of the selected works and as exclusion criteria, articles that were not published in English and Portuguese were not accepted. DM affects approximately one third of the entire world population, studies indicate a considerable increase by the year 2030, its diagnosis usually involves the identification of the triad of symptoms: polyuria, polydipsia and polyphagia, accompanied by recurrent infections, drowsiness, weight loss and vision hazy, the diagnosis is confirmed by laboratory tests. Diabetes causes important acute and chronic complications, so it is of great importance for the pharmacist to work with these patients in order to increase the effectiveness of drug treatment. Conclusion: The pharmacist is a qualified professional who knows the chemical formulation of drugs, including insulin; For this reason, this professional needs to be monitored by patients with DM, informing them how to use insulin and other medications, as well as conservation care and alerting about the irregular association of medications