Asian Indian Ancestry Raises Risk Of Diabetes.

Authors :: Roberts, Shauna S.
Source :: Diabetes Forecast. May2005, Vol. 58 Issue 5, p22-28. 3p. 1 Color Photograph.
Publication Year :: 2005
Abstract: Reports on the increase in the risk of Asian Indians for type 2 diabetes according to articles published in the December 2003 and June 2004 issues of the "Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism." Difference between the metabolism and genetics of Asian Indians and Europeans; Results of a study on the cause of insulin resistance among Asian Indians conducted in December 2003; Overview of a study on the comparison between insulin-resistant Asian Indian men with less-insulin-resistant Caucasian men conducted in June 2004.