Type 2 Diabetes: Demystifying the Global Epidemic

• Published in: Diabetes (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 66; no. 6; pp. 1432 - 1442
• Main Authors: Unnikrishnan, Ranjit, Pradeepa, Rajendra, Joshi, Shashank R., Mohan, Viswanathan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Diabetes Association 01.06.2017
• Subjects: Adaptation; Culturally Competent Care; Developing Countries; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - ethnology; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - genetics; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - prevention & control; Disease Susceptibility; Epidemics; Epigenesis, Genetic; European Continental Ancestry Group; Gene-Environment Interaction; Genetic factors; Global Health; Globalization; Humans; India - epidemiology; Indians, North American; Insulin; Insulin Resistance; Knowledge; Obesity - epidemiology; Obesity - metabolism; Oceanic Ancestry Group; Pandemics; Pathogenesis; Prevalence; Risk Factors

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) has attained the status of a global pandemic, spreading from affluent industrialized nations to the emerging economies of Asia, Latin America, and Africa. There is significant global variation in susceptibility to T2D, with Pacific Islanders, Asian Indians, and Native Americans...