Diabetes mellitus is one of the largest epidemics the world faces and is now an important public health challenge. The 'SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth' consortium now reports that, between 2002 and 2012, incidence rates of type 1 diabetes mellitus and type 2 diabetes mellitus grew among all youth in the USA, more so in ethnic minorities.
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Zimmet, P., Shaw, J. Rising incidence of diabetes mellitus in youth in the USA. Nat Rev Endocrinol 13, 379–380 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2017.59
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