Useful Links
http://www.idf.org/ http://www.health.gov.lk/
International Diabetes Federation Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition Sri Lanka
   
Online version of diabetes Atlas 3rd Edition
http://www.eatlas.idf.org/
 
 
Prevalence documents
 

Katulanda P, Constantine GR, Mahesh JG, Sheriff R, Seneviratne RD, Wijeratne S, Wijesuriya M, McCarthy MI, Alder AI, Matthews DR. Prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes in adults in Sri Lanka- Sri Lanka Diabetes, Cardiovascular Study (SLDCS). DiabetMed. 2008 Sep;25(9):1062-9.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19183311

Katulanda P, Sheriff MHR, Matthews DR. The diabetes epidemic in Sri Lanka- a growing problem. Ceylon Med J. 2006 Mar;51(1):26-28 

http://d7148205.x116.xsolv.com/cmj5101/cmj5101.pdf#page=26

Wijesuriya MA. Prevalence of Diabetes in Sri Lanka. INt.J.Diab.Dev.Countries.1997;17

http://www.rssdi.org/1997_jan-mar/original_article1.pdf

Fernando DJS. Impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes mellitus in a suburban Sri Lankan community. Postgraduate medical journal. 1994;70(823):347-349

www.biomedexperts.com/Profile.bme/395493

Wijeywardenae KI, Mohideen MR, Mendis S, Fernando DS, Kulathilaka T, Weerasekara D, Uluwitta P. Prevalence of hypertension, diabetes and obesity: baseline findings of a population based survey in four provinces in Sri Lanka. Ceylon Medical Journal.2005 June;50(2):62-70

http://cmj.slma.lk/cmj5002/cmj5002.pdf

Wijesuriya M. Diabetes in the Young: Primary Prevention, the need of the hour. Int J Diab Dev Ctries [serial online] 2001 [cites 2008 Dec 1];21:191-2.

http://www.ijddc.com/article.asp?issn=0973-3930;year=2001;volume=21;issue=4;spage=191;epage=192;aulast=Wijesuriya

de Silva KSH, Wickramasinghe VP, Gooneratne INA. Metabolic consequences of childhood obesity- a preliminary report. Cey Med J. 2006 Sep;51(3):105-9

http://lib.bioinfo.pl/pmid:17315588
World prevalence figures can be downloaded form the IDF website from the following link
http://eatlas.idf.org