About the Authors

Mahen Wijesuriya

Affiliation Diabetes Association of Sri Lanka, National Diabetes Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Martin Gulliford

Affiliation Division of Health and Social Care Research, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

Judith Charlton

Affiliation Division of Health and Social Care Research, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

Laksha Vasantharaja

Affiliation Diabetes Association of Sri Lanka, National Diabetes Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Giancarlo Viberti

Affiliation Cardiovascular Division, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

Luigi Gnudi

Affiliation Cardiovascular Division, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

Janaka Karalliedde

j.karalliedde@kcl.ac.uk

Affiliation Cardiovascular Division, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Wrote the paper: MW MG LV LG GV JK. Formulated the research study: MW JK LG GV. Researched the data: MW MG LV LG GV JK. Performed statistical analyses: MG JK LV JC.