Shaukat Ali Jawaid.
Proceedings of an advance course in management of Diabetes.
Pak J Med Sci Jan ;18(1):55-60.

Baqai Institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology organized an advance course on diabetes management for family physicians at Karachi form December 31st 2001 to January 2nd 2002. Dr. A. Samad Shera from Karachi was the first speaker who discussed current concepts in diabetes. Diabetes, he said, is a life long commitment, it must be effectively organized and delivered like any other therapy. According to WHO, by 2025 there will be three crore diabetics of which 75% will be in the developing countries. Pakistan will be the fourth country in this list after India, China and USA, in terms of number of people with diabetes by the Year 2025. Similarly the incidence of impaired glucose tolerance will be much greater in these countries. IGT patients have the same risk of developing coronary artery disease and having myocardial infarction as that of known diabetics.

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