title: Diabetes: the prototypical non-communicable disease.
authors.forename: Zachary T
authors.initials: ZT
authors.lastname: Bloomgarden
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ning
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D058872:Epidemics; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors