Diabetes is on the increase worldwide. The incidence of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes has shown a rise, in parallel with a notable increase in the incidence of a new expression of the disease in children and adolescents, with the characteristics of a mixture of the two types of diabetes, and referred to as 'double diabetes'. Insulin resistance and obesity, together with the presence of markers of pancreatic autoimmunity - namely, autoantibodies to islet cell antigens - typically define this condition. However, recognition of double diabetes can pose problems. In most cases, a reduction in the 'autoimmune load' and an increase in the 'metabollic load' are helpful for attaining a correct diagnosis in a diabetic child.

A new expression of diabetes: double diabetes / Paolo, Pozzilli; Buzzetti, Raffaella. - In: TRENDS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM. - ISSN 1043-2760. - 18:2(2007), pp. 52-57. [10.1016/j.tem.2006.12.003]

A new expression of diabetes: double diabetes

BUZZETTI, Raffaella
2007

Abstract

Diabetes is on the increase worldwide. The incidence of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes has shown a rise, in parallel with a notable increase in the incidence of a new expression of the disease in children and adolescents, with the characteristics of a mixture of the two types of diabetes, and referred to as 'double diabetes'. Insulin resistance and obesity, together with the presence of markers of pancreatic autoimmunity - namely, autoantibodies to islet cell antigens - typically define this condition. However, recognition of double diabetes can pose problems. In most cases, a reduction in the 'autoimmune load' and an increase in the 'metabollic load' are helpful for attaining a correct diagnosis in a diabetic child.
2007
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A new expression of diabetes: double diabetes / Paolo, Pozzilli; Buzzetti, Raffaella. - In: TRENDS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM. - ISSN 1043-2760. - 18:2(2007), pp. 52-57. [10.1016/j.tem.2006.12.003]
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