BMJ  2006;333 (2 September), doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7566.0-d

Preventing and detecting complications of diabetes

Diabetes reduces people's life expectancy by 5-10 years, mainly because of vascular complications. In this clinical review (p 475), Marshall and Flyvbjerg revisit the macrovascular and microvascular complications of diabetes and explore their risk factors and pathophysiology. The authors present the main strategies for preventing, detecting, and managing early complications and discuss why diabetes care is generally poor worldwide and how this can be improved.

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Prevention and early detection of vascular complications of diabetes

Sally M Marshall and Allan Flyvbjerg
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