Three major studies have made a brave attempt to quantify mortality and disability
worldwide from 289 diseases and their sequelae. Striking data are presented that confirm …

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most important public health challenges of the twenty-first
century. Until the past decade, it has been seriously underrated as a global health threat …

The global increase in type 2 diabetes prevalence is well documented, but international
trends in complications of type 2 diabetes are less clear. The available data suggest large …

The Changing Nature of Mortality and Morbidity in Patients with Diabetes - Endocrinology and
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OBJECTIVE—To estimate the global number of excess deaths due to diabetes in the year
2000. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—We used a computerized generic formal …

Background Diabetes, particularly type 1 diabetes, at younger ages can be a largely
preventable cause of death with the correct health care and services. We aimed to evaluate …

Background Population-level trends in mortality among people with diabetes are
inadequately described. We aimed to examine the magnitude and trends in excess all …

Background Diabetes incidence has increased and mortality has decreased greatly in the
USA, potentially leading to substantial changes in the lifetime risk of diabetes. We aimed to …

Methods The methods to derive these estimates have been described by Roglic and Unwin
[3]. Briefly, the number of deaths attributable to diabetes uses the following inputs: WHO life …

Diabetes is a pandemic of major public health importance cannot be disputed. While the IDF
data does emphasis the importance of diabetes as a global public health problem, it does …