The Kingdom of Bahrain is considered one of the countries most affected by diabetes, where the incidence of diabetes is 14.7% of the adult population, and predictions indicate a high percentage of people with diabetic disease to about a quarter of the region's population in the GCC countries by 2030. Bahrain Ministry of Health gives great importance to the issue of chronic non-communicable diseases, including diabetes mellitus, as one of the most important public health issues that have a significant impact on the health of individuals and communities.

The Ministry of Health has paid great attention to prevention of diabetes to reduce its complications through awareness programs, training of medical staff from doctors and nurses, improving treatment methods and providing comprehensive care for diabetics by providing specialized clinics in all health centers including central diabetes clinics covered by a diabetes specialist and a specialized nurse. The clinic provides preventive medical services, such as vaccinations, retina screening and foot screening. It provides its therapeutic services through a patient-centered treatment plan consisting of medication, counseling and health education.

The clinic aims to:

• Improve the quality of health services provided to diabetics in primary care.
• Reduce the burden on secondary care.
• Improve the level of sugar control and other physical and biological indicators in the blood (weight, blood pressure, fats, urea, creatinine, etc...).
• Reduction of acute and chronic disease complications such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, retinopathy that lead to chronic Kidney failure, peripheral vascular disease that leads to amputation.
• Reduce the complications of pregnancy resulting from diabetes.