589 million in 2024, 853 million expected by 2050: these figures clearly illustrate why diabetes is now, and increasingly so, a global scourge. Often described as a "disease of developed countries," diabetes actually affects all countries of the world without distinction, with a rapid increase in the number of cases in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
In France, nearly 4.6 million people are affected and nearly 10% of the population find themselves in a situation of "pre-diabetes", a phase of blood glucose disturbance that is still reversible... Provided it is noticed!
Requiring daily blood glucose monitoring and the management of sometimes debilitating symptoms, such as kidney failure or retinopathy, diabetes represents nearly €10.9 billion in annual national expenditure. It is to address this issue and facilitate patient care that general practitioner Eliott Hergat created the "Pôle Diabet'," a multidisciplinary healthcare center dedicated to the management of type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
Simplify the healthcare pathway
"Normally, diabetes monitoring involves about four appointments per year for a patient, but due to the separation of specialties and appointment waiting times, this can go up to thirteen.", explains Dr. Eliott Hergat during the opening press conference of the center.
The first structure of its kind in Europe, the Diabetes Hub was designed to focus solely on this disease by bringing together several specialists entirely dedicated to the management of its many symptoms. "The advantage, compared to treatment in a hospital setting, is that the specialties will be closer to each other," explains Dr. Sophie Bonnin, ophthalmologist and partner of the center, interviewed by Science and Future. We won't have an entire hospital between us, and that will greatly facilitate the treatment process for our patients.
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A project that is being built step by step
Intended to work in collaboration with several Parisian hospitals, the center also aims to relieve pressure on services by providing follow-up care for local patients requiring less intensive treatment.
Located at 12 rue Moulin des Près, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, the Pôle Diabet' will begin operations in November. Another healthcare center dedicated to diabetes in mothers and children is also expected to open in the coming months.
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