Diabetes mellitus in Asia.

Abstracts of Strategy Against Diabetes Mellitus in Asia

S OF STRATEGY AGAINST DIABETES MELLITUS IN ASIA jdi_1_s1_title1.indd 1 5/12/2010 11:44:23 AM Friday, May 28, 2010 08:30–09:30 Room 11 Strategy against Diabetes Mellitus in Asia

Lifestyle and increased urinary Cadmium Levels in People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Control Study in Tehran

Diagnosing diabetes mellitus in the Asian population.

Western guidelines have been used to diagnose diabetes mellitus in Asia. The increased availability of data from Asian populations, however, has made it apparent that modifications to western guidelines are needed when they are used in Asia. Both the American Diabetes Association and the World Health Organization have recently modified their diagnostic criteria for diabetes mellitus. The implic...

Epidemiology of diabetes mellitus in the Asia-Pacific region.

The complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors in the causation of diabetes mellitus is well illustrated by the epidemiology of diabetes in the Asia-Pacific region. Among the Chinese, the prevalence of diabetes is uniformly higher among Chinese living outside China than in the Chinese in The People's Republic of China. Similarly among the Indians, the prevalence of diabetes i...

Metabolic Surgery for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Experience from Asia

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a current global health priority and Asia is the epicenter of this epidemic disease. Unlike in the west, where older population is most affected, the burden of diabetes in Asian countries is disproportionately high in young to middle-age adults. The incidence of diabetic nephropathy is alarmingly high in patients with early onset T2DM, especially in those with...

Diabetes in Asia: epidemiology, risk factors, and pathophysiology.

CONTEXT With increasing globalization and East-West exchanges, the increasing epidemic of type 2 diabetes in Asia has far-reaching public health and socioeconomic implications. OBJECTIVE To review recent data in epidemiologic trends, risk factors, and complications of type 2 diabetes in Asia. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION Search of MEDLINE using the term diabetes and other relevant keywords to ident...