title: Diabetes of excessively long duration with only minor manifestations of long-term diabetic complications.
abstract: A male patient with ketosis-prone diabetes of 55 years' duration is described. To our knowledge, this is the longest duration of diabetes reported. His daughter also has a ketosis-prone diabetes. The low degree of long-term diabetic complications in both father and daughter is remarkable.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000235:genetics; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors