diabetes research and clinical practice 103 (2014) 197–205

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Diabetes in the Africa region: An update Nasheeta Peer a,1, Andre-Pascal Kengne b,1, Ayesha A. Motala c,1, Jean Claude Mbanya d,1,* a

Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Durban, South Africa Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa c Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu – Natal, South Africa d Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde´ I, Cameroon b

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The Africa Region (AFR), where diabetes was once rare, has witnessed a surge in the

Accepted 12 November 2013

condition. Estimates for type 1 diabetes suggest that about 39,000 people suffer from the

Available online 1 December 2013

disease in 2013 with 6.4 new cases occurring per year per 100,000 people in children