Spectrum of diabetes among young adults in Sri Lanka – Aetiology and implications

Abstract

Introduction - Global epidemic The disease that led people to pass excessive amounts of sweet urine and hence termed diabetes mellitus has become a worldwide pandemic. According to the International Diabetes federation 246 million people worldwide has diabetes mellitus [1](Figure 1 – World Diabetes Atlas). Figure 1. World Diabetes Atlas Institute of Biochemistry , Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (IBMBB) , University of Colombo