RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Prevalence of complicatio

According to the latest information from the World Health Organization, around 346 million people worldwide have diabetes [1]. Although figures vary with estimation methods from different organizations [2,3], there is consensus that the prevalence of diabetes will continue to rise, increasing the burden to our limited healthcare resources. Over the last few years, Hong Kong’s public primary care has introduced a new diabetes management service (Risk Assessment Management Program – RAMP) that provides comprehensive management for all diabetic patients, including annual blood tests, and two-yearly examination for retinopathy, neuropathy and nephropathy. All information is recorded electronically, allowing healthcare providers to review patients ’ conditions in a much more effective and efficient way. This has also enabled healthcare providers to review the level of control and prevalence of complications among diabetic patients