Background: Diabetes is referred to a group of diseases characterized by high glucose
levels in blood. It is caused by a deficiency in the production or function of insulin or both …

Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune disease characterised by insulin deficiency and
resultant hyperglycaemia. Knowledge of type 1 diabetes has rapidly increased over the past …

Background A rise in the incidence of some autoimmune disorders has been described.
However, contemporary estimates of the overall incidence of autoimmune diseases and …

This chapter serves as an update and replaces the 2018 ISPAD consensus guideline on
definition, epidemiology, and classification of diabetes in children and adolescents. 1 It …

• Diagnostic criteria for all types of diabetes in children and adolescents are based on
laboratory measurement of plasma blood glucose levels (BGL) and the presence or …

Aims/hypothesis Against a background of a near-universally increasing incidence of
childhood type 1 diabetes, recent reports from some countries suggest a slowing in this …

Background Diagnoses of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in youths present a substantial clinical
and public health burden. The prevalence of these diseases increased in the 2001–2009 …

Aims/hypothesis Data on type 1 diabetes incidence and prevalence are limited, particularly
for adults. This study aims to estimate global numbers of incident and prevalent cases of …

Purpose A considerable number of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) patients require amputation
every year, which worsens their quality of life, aggravates the social burden, and shortens …

Importance Despite concern about an “epidemic,” there are limited data on trends in
prevalence of either type 1 or type 2 diabetes across US race and ethnic groups. Objective …