Impact of Obesity on Measures of Cardiovascular and Kidney Health in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes as Compared With Youth With Type 2 Diabetes.
Kalie L TommerdahlKarl BaumgartnerMichal SchäferPetter BjornstadIsabella MelenaShannon HegemannAmy D BaumgartnerLaura PyleMelanie Cree GreenUyen TruongLorna BrowneJudith G RegensteinerJane E B ReuschKristen J NadeauPublished in: Diabetes care (2021)
Obesity, now increasingly prevalent in people with T1D, correlates with a less favorable cardiovascular and kidney risk profile, nearly approximating the phenotype of youth with T2D. Focused lifestyle management in youth-onset T1D is critically needed to reduce cardiovascular risk.