Latent autoimmune diabetes of adults: From oral hypoglycemic agents to early insulin
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Treatment of gestational diabetes: oral hypoglycemic agents or insulin?
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Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA) is the term used to describe adults who have a slowly progressive form of diabetes mellitus (DM) of autoimmune etiology, but that may be treated initially without insulin. Although it shares some immunological and genetic aspects with type 1 DM, it affects an age group that is typically affected by type 2 DM. Therefore, it could be considered an inter...
متن کاملLatent autoimmune diabetes in adults.
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Background and Aims: The prevalence of latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) among diabetic patients is less recognized and underdiagnosed. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of LADA in type 2 diabetic patients and to compare the characteristics of these two groups in Torbat-e Heydarieh, Iran. Materials and Methods: Totally, 198 male and 277 female patients diagnosed ...
متن کاملUse of oral hypoglycemic and insulin agents in pregnant patients.
Although insulin remains the standard medication for the treatment of all types of patients with diabetes during pregnancy, oral hypoglycemics may be considered as alternative medications in the treatment of some types of diabetes in pregnancy.
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2230-8210
DOI: 10.4103/2230-8210.94257