THE SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF
Diabetes
Vascular Disease
September 2011
Volume 8 Number 3
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Featured in this issue
HIV and diabetes
Appraisal of the Consumer Protection Act
Platelet volume with gestational diabetes mellitus
Self-monitoring of blood glucose
Help to quit smoking
Cardiovascular protection in African patients