Prevalence and prognosis of fulminant type 1 diabetes mellitus in The Middle East: a comparative analysis in a 5-year nationwide cohort.

Fateen AtaAdeel Ahmad KhanIbrahim KhameesSham AlKodmaniAnas Al-SadiKhaled Bani YaseenBassam MuthannaAngela GodwinStephen Frederick BeerMohammed Bashir

Published in: BMC endocrine disorders (2024)

This is the first study establishing the existence of FT1D in ME, which presented distinctively from classic-T1D, exhibiting earlier age onset and higher critical care requirements. However, the clinical outcomes in patients with FT1D seem similar to classic T1D.

Keyphrases

cross sectional
glycemic control
cardiovascular disease
adipose tissue
liver failure
weight loss