Diabetes Mellitus: III Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
Keywords:
Diabetes Mellitus, Non-insulin dependent, Prevalence, Heredity, Environment
Abstract
A review of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus or Type II diabetes, wrongly referred to as "maturity onset diabetes" or "mild diabetes". Patient reports illustrate why these names are indeed misconceptions of the disease. A few aspects dealt with, are the varying prevalence rates in different parts of the world, hereditary and environmental factors, clinical features, prognosis and outcome of the disease.
Issue
Section
CPD
By submitting manuscripts to SAFP, authors of original articles are assigning copyright to the South African Academy of Family Physicians. Copyright of review articles are assigned to the Publisher, Medpharm Publications (Pty) Ltd, unless otherwise specified. Authors may use their own work after publication without written permission, provided they acknowledge the original source. Individuals and academic institutions may freely copy and distribute articles published in SAFP for educational and research purposes without obtaining permission.
