Response to Dahlquist: Environmental factors and type 1 diabetes

Environmental Factors before the Onset of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case-Control Study

Objective: The role of environmental factors in the development of type1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) is inconclusive. This study aimed to investigate the associations between selected environmental factors and T1D. Materials and Methods: This group matched case-control study included diabetic and healthy subjects younger than 19 years old in 2017. Cases were diabetic subjects diagnosed before the ...

Adherence to Glyburide and Metformin and Associated Factors in Type 2 Diabetes in Isfahan, Iran

The purpose of this study was to determine the adherence to oral hypoglycemic medications and associated factors in type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients who were referred to the Isfahan Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Centre (IEMRC). Convenience sampling was used to enroll 248 patients with type 2 diabetes in a prospective study at IEMRC from January 2007 to January 2008. Patients had to be ...

Adherence to Glyburide and Metformin and Associated Factors in Type 2 Diabetes in Isfahan, Iran

The purpose of this study was to determine the adherence to oral hypoglycemic medications and associated factors in type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients who were referred to the Isfahan Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Centre (IEMRC). Convenience sampling was used to enroll 248 patients with type 2 diabetes in a prospective study at IEMRC from January 2007 to January 2008. Patients had to be ...

Environmental Factors and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Pediatric Age Group

Environmental risk factors for type 1 diabetes in Rome and province.

BACKGROUND In subjects genetically susceptible to type 1 diabetes, exposure to environmental factors during the gestational period, the neonatal period, and the first years of life is thought to play an important role in triggering the immune process leading to beta cell destruction. AIMS To investigate risk factors for inhabitants of continental Italy. METHODS A case-control study of 150 t...