Abstract Purpose of Review The aims of this review are to summarize recent data on
mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in type 1 and type 2 diabetes and to determine …

Country and global health statistics underestimate the number of excess deaths due to
diabetes. The aim of the study was to provide a more accurate estimate of the number of …

Abstract Purpose of Review Epidemiological research on type 1 diabetes (T1D) has
traditionally focussed on the paediatric age group, but recent data in adults has confirmed it …

Importance Chronic diseases have overtaken acute diseases, such as infections, as the
major cause of premature mortality worldwide. Diabetes mellitus, a chronic degenerative …

Diabetes is widely recognized as an emerging epidemic that has a cumulative impact on
almost every country, age group, and economy across the world. According to the …

Type 2 diabetes is increasing in epidemic proportions worldwide, and is strongly associated
with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). Hyperglycaemia increases risk of CVD …

Diabetes is one of the most prevalent cardiometabolic disorders on the planet. Type 1
diabetes accounts for only a minority of all cases (recently estimated to be~ 2% globally); …

Diabetes is a chronic illness that requires continuing medical care and patient self-
management education to prevent acute complications and to reduce the risk of long-term …

With the increasing incidence of obesity and type 2 diabetes, it is predicted that more than
half of Americans will have diabetes or pre-diabetes by 2020. Diabetic patients develop …

Background—Cardiovascular disease, the major cause of mortality and morbidity in modern
societies, is set to overtake infectious diseases in the developing world as the most common …