Abstract
The epidemic of type 2 diabetes is not only associated with an increasing number of people with diabetes within a given age group, the mean age at which it is diagnosed (and presumably commences) is becoming younger [10]. Type 2 diabetes in youth and children is becoming more prevalent with type 2 diabetes now becoming as common as type 1 diabetes in pediatric diabetes clinics [11]. Of great concern is the growth in the number of women of child-bearing age with type 2 diabetes who become pregnant with poor glucose control with both immediate and long term teratogenic effects-the latter increasing the risk of diabetes in the offspring [12; 13].
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Automated Image Detection of Retinal Pathology |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Pages | 27-66 |
| Number of pages | 40 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781420037005 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780849375569 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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