Clinical Determinants of Diabetes Progression in Multiethnic Asians with Type 2 Diabetes - A 3-Year Prospective Cohort Study.

CONCLUSION: Young age at T2DM diagnosis, high baseline HbA1c and Malay ethnicity are independent determinants of diabetes progression in Asians with T2DM. Further mechanistic studies are needed to elucidate the pathophysiology underpinning progressive loss of glycaemic control in patients with T2DM.
PMID: 31495867 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore - June 30, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Liu S, Liu JJ, Gurung RL, Chan C, Yeo D, Ang K, Tang WE, Tavintharan S, Sum CF, Lim SC Tags: Ann Acad Med Singapore Source Type: research