Fasting serum C-peptide is useful for initial classification of diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents

• Main Authors: Min Jung Cho (Author), Min Sun Kim (Author), Chan Jong Kim (Author), Eun Young Kim (Author), Jong Duk Kim (Author), Dae-Yeol Lee (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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PurposeWith rising obesity rates in children, it is increasingly difficult to differentiate between type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T1DM, T2DM) on clinical grounds alone. Using C-peptide as a method of classifying diabetes mellitus (DM) has been suggested. This study aimed to find a correlation...