PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARIES OF IMPORTANT RESEARCH ARTICLES

COCHRANE CORNER is being published in KMJ to offer some useful reading material for an ordinary reader regarding new research in medical fields. Here one may find a very high quality research by Cochrane Network, presented as plain language summary on topics of public interest. In this issue, we will look at some important studies related to the management of a common meta- bolic disease called DIABETES MELLITUS, usually referred to as DIABETES, in which a person has high blood sugar. (Editor)