1. Stumvoll, M., Goldstein, B. J. & van Haeften, T. W. Type 2 diabetes: principles of pathogenesis and therapy. Lancet 365, 1333–46 (2005).
2. Hirbli, K. I., Aboujaoude, J. H., Ghorra, F. S. & Barakat-el-Khoury, W. M. [Prevalence and incidence of diabetes mellitus in Lebanon]. Diabete Metab 16, 479–83 (1990).
3. Hirbli, K. I., Gerges, T. A., Karam, V. J. & Saikaly, J. A. [The estimation of the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Lebanon]. J Med Liban 40, 22–30 (1992).
4. Hirbli, K. I. et al. Prevalence of diabetes in greater Beirut. Diabetes Care 28, 1262 (2005).
5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Diabetes Statistics Report: Estimates of Diabetes and Its Burden in the United States, 2014. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services. (2014) (Date of access:03/10/2014). Available from:
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/statsreport14/national-diabetes-report-web.pdf
.