The role of a paramedi in the treatment and monitoring of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults and children is causally related, first of all, to excess body weight. Currently, the proportion of the population with the so-called metabolic syndrome, which precedes the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus and is a kind of prologue to diabetes, is rapidly increasing. A paramedic is one of the specialists who is directly involved in the detection, treatment and prevention of diabetes mellitus. Objective. To determine and justify the role of a paramedic in the treatment and monitoring of patients with t ype 2 diabetes mellitus. Results. Risk factors for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus were identified, adherence to glycemic control and the prevalence of late complications of diabetes mellitus in the study group were studied.Conclusion. The research work allowed us to expand and deepen knowledge on the treatment and monitoring of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in modern conditions and use them in the fur ther professional activities of paramedics.