Cardiovascular risk in youth with type 1 diabetes linked primarily to insulin resistance
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 07:56
in Health & Medicine
Chevy Chase, MD -- According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), youth with type 1 diabetes have now been found to have abnormal insulin resistance. Having abnormal insulin resistance appears to negatively affect heart, blood vessel and exercise function in this population.