Proinsulin Secretion Is a Persistent Feature of Type 1 Diabetes.
Emily K SimsHenry T BahnsonJulius NyalwidheLeena HaatajaAsa K DavisCate SpeakeLinda A DiMeglioJanice BlumMargaret A MorrisRaghavendra G MirmiraJerry NadlerTeresa L MastracciSantica MarcovinaWei-Jun QianLian YiAdam C SwensenMichele Yip-SchneiderC Max SchmidtRobert V ConsidinePeter ArvanCarla J GreenbaumCarmella Evans-Molinanull nullPublished in: Diabetes care (2018)
In individuals with long-duration type 1 diabetes, the ability to secrete proinsulin persists, even in those with undetectable serum C-peptide.