Beta cell stress in a 4-year follow-up of patients with type 2 diabetes: A longitudinal analysis of the BetaDecline Study.
Giuseppina Tiziana RussoCarlo B GiordaStefania CerconeSalvatore De CosmoAntonio NicolucciDomenico Cucinottanull nullPublished in: Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews (2018)
In this cohort of patients with T2DM, beta cell function progressively deteriorated despite current therapies. Among a large set of clinical and biochemical predictors, only baseline HbA1c levels and their deterioration overtime were associated with higher beta cell stress over time.