RT Journal Article SR Electronic A1 Canavan, Neil T1 The Globalization of Diabetes: The Kelly West Lecture JF MD Conference Express YR 2010 FD SAGE Publications VO 10 IS 6 SP 14 OP 15 DO 10.1177/155989771006002 UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/10/6/14.abstract AB To effectively address the escalating social and economic costs of diabetes-related morbidity, the onus lies with the epidemiologist to discern the nature of the problem and what is driving this steep rise in global disease incidence.