Evaluation of glycemic abnormalities in children and adolescents with β-thalassemia major

• Main Authors: Aliaa M. Diab (Author), Ghada S. Abdelmotaleb (Author), Khaled Abdel-Azim Eid (Author), Enas Sebaey S. Mostafa (Author), Eman Sabry Ahmed (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: SpringerOpen, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The quality of life of B-thalassemia major (β-TM) patients has improved with the use of frequent blood transfusions. However, this leads to chronic iron overload with its sequelae, as prediabetes and diabetes mellitus. This study aimed to assess insulin resistance and glucose abn...