Diabetic retinopathy, a microvascular complication of diabetes, is the leading cause of blindness in industrialized countries among people under the age of 65. Similarly, diabetic...

Objectives—To establish French reference values for quality of life (QoL) among people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes who are receiving treatment, and to compare these QoL levels by...

To help patients and their loved ones share their experiences with type 2 diabetes, treatments, and their relationships with family, friends, and healthcare professionals, is the...

In the diabetes unit at Saint-Louis Hospital, the team of dietitians found through a study that "traditional" dietary education was not always appropriate for patients of foreign origin....

A qualitative study was conducted among organizations offering educational programs for patients with type 2 diabetes. The aim was to describe these activities, assess their quality,...

Since mid-2005, INPES has been providing professionals with a CD-ROM to support them in their efforts to educate patients with type 2 diabetes. The first of its kind for the Institute,...

The latest results from the ENTRED study on the management of diabetes complications show some progress in prevention, although this still falls far short of recommendations.

The purpose of this article is to provide an overview, two years after the heat wave, of the main studies conducted in France in the wake of this tragic event, their findings, and the...

Following the heat wave of summer 2003, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance launched several studies: two case-control studies to examine risk factors for mortality among...