The Association between Pancreatic Steatosis and Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients.

Jee Sun JeongMee Kyung KimKyung Do HanOak Kee HongKi Hyun BaekKi Ho SongDong Jin ChungJung Min Lee Hyuk-Sang Kwon

Published in: Diabetes & metabolism journal (2018)

In this study, pancreatic steatosis was significantly associated with DR in non-obese patients with T2DM. Further studies are necessary to clarify the causal relationship between pancreatic steatosis and the development of DR.

Keyphrases

diabetic retinopathy
obese patients
insulin resistance
high fat diet
bariatric surgery
high fat diet induced
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
optical coherence tomography
gastric bypass
prognostic factors
adipose tissue
type diabetes
roux en y gastric bypass
metabolic syndrome
chronic kidney disease
weight loss