%0 Journal Article
%T The epidemiology and pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes mellitus in Africa
%A CJ Padoa
%J Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa
%D 2011
%I 
%X Type 1 diabetes is a serious, debilitating disease, with life-threatening complications, and the financial burden associated with the management of this disease is enormous. Early diagnosis and intervention can improve morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, in Africa, type 1 diabetes is poorly characterised, and there is sparse information regarding the aetiology and epidemiology of this disease. However, there is some evidence of a later age of onset in African type 1 diabetic patients, compared to European diabetics, and it is thought that the prevalence of type 1 diabetes is lower in African populations than in the Western world.
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