There is a worldwide epidemic of type 2 diabetes, with numbers predicted to reach over 210
million by the year 2010. Important risk factors for type 2 diabetes are obesity, physical …

Abstract Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a complex metabolic, multifactorial disease,
which affects the quality, quantity and style of life. People with T2DM have a life expectancy …

Diabetes is a major public health problem that is approaching epidemic proportions globally.
There is an urgent need for strategies to curb the rising prevalence of this disease, and …

Diabetes mellitus is occurring in epidemic proportions in many countries. In Australia 7.4%
of people over 25 years of age have diabetes (mostly type 2) and comparable or higher …

The numbers of people with type 2 diabetes are rising rapidly around the world, making it
imperative to develop and introduce methods of preventing the condition. A series of clinical …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a major health problem associated with excess morbidity and
mortality. Defects in the action and/or secretion of insulin are the two major abnormalities …

Over the past years, there has been an explosive increase in the prevalence of type 2
diabetes (T2DM) and this is expected to continue, entailing associated morbidity and …

The marked increase in new cases of type 2 diabetes observed throughout the world and
the associated comorbidities represent one of the major health issues we will face in the …

Diabetes is a major public health problem that is approaching epidemic proportions in our
society and worldwide. Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of morbidity and mortality …

Type 2 diabetes is distressingly common in Westernised societies and is predicted to rise to
alarming levels. We know that people with impaired glucose tolerance have a high risk of …