Causation of Type 2 Diabetes — The Gordian Knot Unravels
- 12 February 2004
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 350 (7) , 639-641
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmp038239
Abstract
Type 2 diabetes has always been a snake in the grass, sneaking up on both those with the disease and their physicians. To whit, the term “mild diabetes” persists, even though the disease is a leading cause of premature death from cardiovascular causes, amputations, and blindness. Life expectancy is considerably worse after the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes than after the diagnosis of some types of cancer. Moreover, the incidence of this condition is currently increasing so rapidly that it has been referred to as a pandemic. Basic concepts of the causation of type 2 diabetes have changed little for . . .Keywords
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