Open AccessHigh rates of diabetes reversal in newly diagnosed Asian Indian young adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus with intensive lifestyle therapy
Author(s) -
Vijaya Sarathi,
Anish Kolly,
Hulivana Boranna Chaithanya,
C S Dwarakanath
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.198343
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , metformin , concomitant , type 2 diabetes mellitus , insulin , prospective cohort study , gastroenterology , pediatrics , surgery , endocrinology
There are variable reports on the reversibility of type 2 diabetes mellitus (type 2 DM) with higher rates among younger patients with short duration of diabetes. Hence, we studied the reversibility of diabetes among young adults with newly diagnosed type 2 DM.