Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention Journal of Nephropharmacology 2345-4202 7 2 2018 05 20 Diabetes mellitus as a public health problem; a mini-review on the occasion of world diabetes day 2018 with regard to nephrology 80 82 10.15171/npj.2018.18 EN Zaher Khazaei Malihe Sohrabivafa Abolfazl Marvi Journal Article 10.15171/npj.2018.18 2018 01 10 2018 05 10 Type II diabetes is predominantly preventable and managing diabetes by using standard protocols and measures such as promoting healthy living, self-care education in patients, regular screening, with the aim of early diagnosis of disease and its treatment is necessary. These modalities can potentially prevent complications and premature death due to diabetes. Therefore, according to increasing prevalence of diabetes in Iran, along with the growth of aging and lifestyle changes towards urbanization and inactivity, it is necessary to plan for the prevention, care and screening of diabetes in rural areas, especially in the cities, which still have a large proportion of unknown patients.