title: Comment: Increased risk for type 2 diabetes in spinal cord injury.
abstract: The prevalence of diabetes is increasing globally, with an estimated 371 million individuals affected globally and 4.8 million people who died due to diabetes in 2012.(1) Type 2 diabetes accounts for at least 90% of all cases of diabetes, and the number of people with type 2 diabetes is increasing in every country.(1) Abnormalities of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism are more common among people in the spinal cord injury (SCI) population than in the able-bodied population.(2) There is increased morbidity and mortality due to type 2 diabetes in SCI.
authors.affiliation: From Viborg Regional Hospital, Denmark; University of Bergen, Norway; and Aarhus University, Denmark.
authors.forename: Ellen Merete
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Hagen
mesh_terms: D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*