Importance of family history in type 2 black South African diabetic patients.

Objective: To assess the family history of diabetes in type 2 black South African diabetics with emphasis on the parental phenotype.

Design: Prospective case-control study in which family histories were obtained from patients.

Setting: Diabetic clinic of a provincial teaching hospital in the Transkei region of South Africa.

Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in factory workers from Transkei, South Africa.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in a group of peri-urban black South Africans.

Design: Cross-sectional study in which an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was performed on each subject.

Setting: Two of the largest factories in the surroundings of Umtata, the capital of the former homeland of Transkei, South Africa.

Assessment of glycaemic control in stable type 2 black South African diabetics attending a peri-urban clinic.

Glycaemic control was assessed in type 2 black diabetics attending the diabetic clinic at a peri-urban hospital. Baseline glycosylated haemoglobin levels were measured and a subsequent estimation was carried out in those patients who attended a follow-up consultation to see whether current recommended targets for glycosylated haemoglobin levels were being attained. Out of 708 patients, mean age 56.