Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionDiabetes, a metabolic disease, is responsible for 1.6 million deaths each year. Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is the most common type (90%) that usually occurs in adults. Type 1 diabetes (T1D) an autoimmune disorder, affects more children and adolescents. Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) is the most common acute cause of morbidity and mortality in youth with T1D. Soluble protein oligomers (SPOs), are a class of misfolded toxic proteins released during end...