Objectives: To review the magnitude, characteristics, and public health importance of type 2
diabetes in North American youth. Results: Among 15-to 19-year-old North American …

In recent decades, large increases in diabetes prevalence have been demonstrated in
virtually all regions of the world. The increase in the number of people with diabetes or with …

A diabetes epidemic emerged during the 20th century and continues unchecked into the
21st century. It has already taken an extraordinary toll on the US population through its acute …

Background Intensive lifestyle interventions can reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes in
people with impaired glucose tolerance, but how long these benefits extend beyond the …

Background Hypertension can be detected at the primary health-care level and low-cost
treatments can effectively control hypertension. We aimed to measure the prevalence of …

Background Preventive care for adults with diabetes has improved substantially in recent
decades. We examined trends in the incidence of diabetes-related complications in the …

Importance Epidemiologic studies have suggested that higher intake of added sugar is
associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. Few prospective studies have …

Background People with diabetes can suffer from diverse complications that seriously erode
quality of life. Diabetes, costing the United States more than $174 billion per year in 2007, is …

OBJECTIVE—The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalences of diagnosed and
undiagnosed diabetes, and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) in US adults during 1999–2002 …

OBJECTIVE—We examined the prevalences of diagnosed diabetes, and undiagnosed
diabetes and pre-diabetes using fasting and 2-h oral glucose tolerance test values, in the …