Defining and characterizing the critical transition state prior to the type 2 diabetes disease.
Bo JinRui LiuShiying HaoZhen LiChunqing ZhuXin ZhouPei ChenTianyun FuZhongkai HuQian WuWei LiuDaowei LiuYunxian YuYan ZhangDoff B McElhinneyYu-Ming LiDevore S CulverShaun T AlfredsFrank StearnsKarl G SylvesterEric WidenXuefeng Bruce LingPublished in: PloS one (2017)
This 6-month window before the disease state provides an early warning of the impending T2DM, warranting an opportunity to apply proactive interventions to prevent or delay the new onset of T2DM.