Balkan J Med Genet
June 2022
Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is the most common monogenic form of diabetes, accounting for 1-2% of all diabetes cases. At least 14 different MODY subtypes have been identified the most common of which is MODY 2 caused by mutations in the glucokinase () gene. The mild hyperglycemia of MODY 2 is often first detected during pregnancy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To assess the main metabolic determinants of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in adult patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
Methods: 115 patients with T1D were divided into 4 groups according to NAFLD grade. NAFLD was diagnosed via transient elastography when CAP > 233 dB/m.
Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to compare the basic glycemic control parameters-HbA1c, CV%, and hypoglycemia, as well as quality of life and depression score in patients with type 1 diabetes using continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) versus multiple daily injections (MDI).
Methods: 324 adult patients with type 1 diabetes-146 using CSII and 178 on MDI, were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. HbA1c was assessed in whole blood by immuno-turbidimetric NGSP certified method.
The aim of this study was to assess vitamin D status in patients with type 2 diabetes and diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). A total of 242 participants with type 2 diabetes, mean age 59.1 ± 10 years, mean body mass index 31.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives The aim of this report is to describe a case of GAD-65 autoantibody associated epilepcy, diagnosed long before the onset of autoimmune diabetes. Case presentation This report presents a 36-year-old female with type 1 diabetes, diagnosed at the age of 26, and a cryptogenic focal epilepsy with complex partial seizures, with duration of 2-3 min and frequency of 5-6 per month, diagnosed at 16 years of age. Electroencephalography revealed epileptiform abnormalities temporally and centro-parietally on the left and temporally on the right with forward propagation on both sides.
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