title: Diabetes mellitus in the Tolais of the Gazelle Peninsula, New Britain.
abstract: Diabetes is relatively common in the Tolais of the Gazelle Peninsula. The syndrome has the clinical and biochemical features of maturity-onset diabetes, with a familial tendency, a tendency to obesity and insulin release in response to a carbohydrate load. There is a high incidence of microvascular complications in these patients, and the median survival time is between 4 and 5 years. Health workers should assess those at risk for this condition and try to provide regular supervision of diagnosed diabetics.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010219:Papua New Guinea; D012737:Sex Factors