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The Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus among First Nations and non-First Nations Children in Saskatchewan

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First Nations children are experiencing an epidemic of diabetes that affects female adolescents disproportionately, and more effective primary and secondary prevention initiatives are urgently required to slow current trends, and to stem a looming increase in chronic diabetic complications.
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This article is published in Canadian Journal of Diabetes.The article was published on 2012-02-01 and is currently open access. It has received 23 citations till now.

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Selecting a Dynamic Simulation Modeling Method for Health Care Delivery Research—Part 2: Report of the ISPOR Dynamic Simulation Modeling Emerging Good Practices Task Force

TL;DR: An overview of these modeling methods and examples of health care system problems in which such methods have been useful are provided, and some recommendations about the application of these methods are provided to add value to informed decision making are provided.
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Differential mortality and the excess burden of end-stage renal disease among First Nations people with diabetes mellitus: a competing-risks analysis

TL;DR: Because they are typically younger when diabetes is diagnosed, First Nations adults with this condition are more likely than their non–First Nations counterparts to survive long enough for end-stage renal disease to develop, and greatest risk of death among those with onset of diabetes at older ages.
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The Long-Term Risks of End Stage Renal Disease and Mortality among First Nations and Non-First Nations People with Youth-Onset Diabetes

TL;DR: First Nations people with youth-onset diabetes experience higher long-term risks for end stage renal disease and death than their non-First Nations counterparts.
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Global Prevalence of Diabetes: Estimates for the year 2000 and projections for 2030

TL;DR: Findings indicate that the "diabetes epidemic" will continue even if levels of obesity remain constant, and given the increasing prevalence of obesity, it is likely that these figures provide an underestimate of future diabetes prevalence.
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Report of the expert committee on the diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus

TL;DR: It was deemed essential to develop an appropriate, uniform terminology and a functional, working classification of diabetes that reflects the current knowledge about the disease.
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Diabetes in Ontario: determination of prevalence and incidence using a validated administrative data algorithm.

TL;DR: Administrative data can be used to establish population-based incidence and prevalence of diabetes, which is increasing in Ontario and is considerably higher than self-reported rates.
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Incidence of childhood type 1 diabetes worldwide. Diabetes Mondiale (DiaMond) Project Group.

TL;DR: The range of global variation in the incidence of childhood type 1 diabetes is even larger than previously described, and the variation seems to follow ethnic and racial distribution in the world population.
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Type 2 diabetes among North adolescents: An epidemiologic health perspective

TL;DR: Type 2 diabetes among youth is an emerging public health problem, for which there is a great potential to improve primary and secondary prevention.
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