Youth-onset male diabetics with poor glycemic control at high risk of neuropathy: Study
Findings from a recent study in the journal Diabetes Care have raised concerns over the long-term development of neuropathy-related morbidity in those with youth-onset type 2 diabetes. According to the study, diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) was evident early in the course of youth-onset type 2 diabetes and increased over time. It was found to be higher in males and related to blood sugar control.
Amongst young adults with type 2 diabetes, male sex, older age, greater BMI, and poor glycemic control were associated with increased risk of developing diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
Laure El ghormli and the colleagues aimed to examine the relationship of glycemic control, sex, race/ethnicity, BMI, and other type 2 diabetes-associated factors with the DPN development in youth with type 2 diabetes enrolled in the Treatment Options for type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth (TODAY) study.
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