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Incident Diabetes Risk Is Not Increased in Transgender Individuals Using Hormone Therapy.

Daan M van VelzenChantal Maria WiepjesNienke M NotaDaniel H van RaalteRenée de MutsertSuat SimsekMartin den Heijer
Published in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2022)
Despite studies reporting an increase in insulin resistance in feminizing hormone therapy and a decrease in insulin resistance in masculinizing hormone therapy, the incidence of diabetes in transgender individuals after initiation of hormone therapy was not different compared with the general population.
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