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Adults with early-onset type 2 diabetes (aged 18-39 years) are severely underrepresented in diabetes clinical research trials.

Jack Alistair SargeantEmer M BradyFrancesco ZaccardiFrances TippinsDavid R WebbVanita R ArodaEdward W GreggKamlesh KhuntiMelanie Jane Davies
Published in: Diabetologia (2020)
Guidelines for early-onset adult type 2 diabetes are extrapolated predominantly from evidence in older individuals. Strategies to support the participation of individuals with early-onset adult type 2 diabetes in future research are imperative to ensure guidelines for these high-risk individuals are evidence-based.
Keyphrases
  • early onset
  • type diabetes
  • glycemic control
  • late onset
  • cardiovascular disease
  • insulin resistance
  • physical activity
  • clinical practice
  • adipose tissue
  • metabolic syndrome
  • skeletal muscle