Invited Commentary

Commentary on “Diabetes Mellitus and the Skin: Recognition and Management of Cutaneous Manifestations”

Authors: Rita Pichardo-Geisinger, MD

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) constitutes a major public health problem and a rapidly growing epidemic in the United States.1 The 2014 National Diabetes Statistics Report estimated that 29.1 million people, or 9.3% of the US population, have DM.2

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2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National diabetes statistics report: estimates of diabetes and its burden in the United States, 2014. https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/statsreport14/national-diabetes-report-web.pdf. Accessed July 6, 2016.
 
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