Increased incidence and prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Down's syndrome

Editor,—In 1968 Milunsky and Neurath reported an increased prevalence of diabetes mellitus in patients with Down’s syndrome.1 However, the response rate in their survey was low (<50%) and the authors did not distinguish between insulin and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. In 1973, Jeremiah et al also reported an increased prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Down’s syndrome patients.2 Their observations, however, were based on …