“…Its incidence varies significantly among as well as within countries [2]. Incidence is considered as very low, low, intermediate, high or very high at rates of <1, 1-4.99, [5][6][7][8][9].99, 10-19.99 and ≥20 per 100 000 per year, respectively [3]. Greece is listed among the countries with high rates, with 10.4 new cases per 100 000 per year according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimates for 2013 [4].…”