Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease with increasing incidence worldwide, mostly in younger ages. Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a main complication, with a prevalence of 20-40%, associated with high cardiovascular mortality. Despite the association of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in young adults with rapid progression to DKD, in type 1 diabetes (T1D) this is not well established. Other complications have also a high impact on life quality.<p class="abstext...