Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major public health problem which prevalence is
constantly raising, particularly in low-and middle-income countries. Both diabetes mellitus …

This article is a chapter in the ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2009
Compendium. The complete set of guidelines can be found at www. ispad. org. The …

The long-term vascular complications of diabetes include retinopathy, nephropathy,
neuropathy, and macrovascular disease. The outcomes are:• visual impairment and …

Context: Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Early
identification and treatment of risk factors that accelerate this condition are paramount to …

OBJECTIVE To explore the prevalence of lipid abnormalities and their relationship with
albumin excretion and microalbuminuria in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. RESEARCH …

Background Patients with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) typically have normal or even elevated
plasma high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol concentrations; however, HDL protein …

OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that a change in glycated hemoglobin (A1c) over a
follow-up interval of approximately 2 years would be associated with concomitant changes …

Abstract Purpose of Review Patients with type 1 diabetes have increased risk for
cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this review is to examine the following: i) current …

Diabetes is a chronic disorder, which manifests when insulin levels or resistance to insulin
action becomes insufficient to control systemic glucose levels. Although the number of …

There has been a declining incidence of complications reported in many areas with
specialized clinics (1–3). This has occurred over a period of time during which there have …