Publications
As part of its role to set international standards and offer support to Member States, the WHO diabetes programme has an ongoing publishing programme, which extends back to its earliest report on diabetes mellitus issued in 1965.
Current WHO publications
Definition and diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and intermediate hyperglycaemia
This publication is an update of the 1999 WHO guidelines for the definition, diagnosis and classification of diabetes.
It reflects the evolving body of knowledge on the relationship between blood glucose levels and adverse health outcomes.
Download the publication [pdf 1.61Mb]
Publications about diabetes are available from the WHO online bookshop or can be downloaded.
Current WHO publications on diabetes
Future WHO publications
A number of key WHO publications on diabetes are currently being updated.
A new scientifically-based review on the "Prevention of diabetes and its complications" will be available in Mid-2008.
More information
Archived WHO publications
Archived publications on diabetes can be downloaded from the WHO library web site.
WHO publications on diabetes - archives
related documents
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The Burden of Mortality Attributable to Diabetes: Realistic Estimated for the year 2000. [pdf 101kb]
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Article from Diabetes Voice "WHO and IDF working together to raise awareness worldwide" [pdf 361kb]
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Global prevalence of diabetes [pdf 231kb]
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