[Correspondence] Type 2 diabetes

In the summary of their Seminar,1 Sudesna Chatterjee and colleagues state that the incidence of type 2 diabetes “continues to rise globally”. There is no evidence to support this claim and most recent literature suggests that, in developed countries, incidence peaked sometime in the last decade and then levelled off or slightly decreased.2–5

Source: LANCET - March 30, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: A Rosemary Tate Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research