1. Department of Health: Research funding and priorities. http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Aboutus/Researchanddevelopment/AtoZ/DH_4069152 (2010). Accessed 10 April 2012
2. BBC News: Diabetes and obesity rates on the rise, warns charity. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11605548 (2010). Accessed 10 April 2012
3. Wilkinson, E.: Diabetes costs ‘out of control’. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10740224 (2010). Accessed 10 April 2012
4. Ettaro, L., Songer, T., Zhang, P., Engelgau, M.: Cost-of-illness studies in diabetes mellitus. Pharmacoeconomics 22, 149–164 (2004)
5. Currie, C., Peters, J.: Trends in the volume and cost of prescribing for diabetes. Br. J. Med. Econ. 8, 1–9 (1995)