The incidence of diabetes mellitus, particularly type 2 diabetes, is increasing dramatically in
the United States and in other Westernized, industrialized societies because of increasing …

Abstract In the United States (US), diabetes mellitus is a serious and costly public health
problem, affecting more than 16 million people. Its incidence will continue to grow, as …

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

An estimated 135 million people worldwide had diagnosed diabetes in 1995, and this
number is expected to rise to at least 300 million by 2025. The number of people with …

The first edition of this book gained recognition as the definitive textbook of diabetes
epidemiology. The second edition builds on this success, gathering recent information on …

Diabetes in America, 3rd Edition, is a compilation and assessment of epidemiologic, public
health, clinical, and clinical trial data on diabetes and its complications in the United States …

Epidemiology of Diabetes addresses the patterns, risk factors and prevention tactics for the
epidemic of diabetes in the US population. Diabetes is a costly and common disease that …

D iabetes in America, 2nd Edition, has been sponsored by the National Diabetes Data
Group (NDDG) of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases …

Diabetes mellitus is a complex metabolic disorder with distinct subtypes related to differing
underlying causes for the hyperglycemia which is the hallmark of the disease. Type 1 …

Diabetes mellitus is a serious problem that will soon reach epidemic proportions in the
United States and throughout the world. The incidence of this condition will skyrocket in the …