Types of Diabetes
*Definition of diabetes used for estimates: fasting glucose >=7.0 mmol/L or on medication
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National Diabetes Fact Sheet 2011.
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(2) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National diabetes fact sheet: national estimates and general information on diabetes and prediabetes in the United States, 2011. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 20.
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