Diabetes Mellitus in Developing Countries and Underserved Communities

Sam Dagogo-Jack, MD is Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, where he holds the A. C. Mullins Endowed Chair in Translational Research. He is also Director of the Endocrinology Fellowship Training Program and Director of the General Clinical Research Center at UTHSC. A global citizen, Dr. Dagogo-Jack has studied, practiced, researched and/or taught medicine and diabetology in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, Caribbean countries, and the Middle-East.His current research focuses on the interaction of genetic and environmental factors in the prediction and prevention of prediabetes and diabetes. Dr. Dagogo-Jack is a recipient of the Banting Medal for Leadership from the American Diabetes Association and the 2015 President, Medicine & Science, of the American Diabetes Association.

Global Burden of Diabetes: An Overview.- Primary Prevention of Diabetes: An Imperative for Developing Countries.- Diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa.- Diabetes in the Middle East and North Africa.- Diabetes in China and Western Pacific Region.- Diabetes in India and Southeast Asia.- Diabetes in Latin America.- Diabetes in the Caribbean.- Diabetes in Indigenous Australians and other underserved communities in Australia.- Diabetes among Maori and other ethnic groups in New Zealand.- Diabetes in Eastern Europe.- Diabetes in Immigrant and Minority Populations in Western Europe.- Diabetes among Indigenous Canadians.- Diabetes in Native Populations and Underserved Communities in the United States.