Endocrine Abstracts

Metabolic syndrome (MS) is associated with a two-fold increase in risk of cardiovascular disease and a five-fold increase in risk for diabetes.The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of MS in patients with Type 1 diabetes using the latest IDF criteria and evaluate any correlation between MS and daily insulin dosage.Seventy-five patients (44 males, 31 females; mean age 43 years; age range 19–73 years) with type 1 d...