Ashima Badyal

Leading Cause of Death Worldwide: Diabetes Mellitus: Emerging Role of Minerals in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Ashima Badyal

Diabetes Mellitus is becomming a major epidemic worldwide and affects an estimated 16 million people in United States itself. As many as half of these are undiagnozed. Diabetes Mellitus epidemic has emerged during the later part of the twentieth century and continues unchecked in 21st century. Efforts are on to prevent the complications of Diabetes Mellitus and explore the status of micronutrients. To prevent and minimize the occurance of T2DM related complications in future, alteration in micronutrient status, expecially that of Magnesium, needs to be firmly looked into.