title: [The level of diabetic compensation and endogenous secretion of insulin in newly diagnosed diabetics. Prospective study: Part 1].
abstract: In a prospective study of newly detected diabetic patients in 1989-1991 the authors focused their attention on the evaluation of blood sugar levels and HbA1c during manifestation of DM and the amount of insulin secretion in relation to diabetes type 1 and 2 in adult patients. Part 1 of the paper reveals great differences in the fasting blood sugar level during manifestation of DM (26% of the group had a blood sugar level lower than 8.5 mmol/l and 14% above 15 mmol/l) even after 1-4 months treatment (3.8-17.2 mmol/l). Similar differences were found in HbA1c values (4.5-12.9%). High C-peptide levels revealed an incorrectly assessed diagnosis of type 1 diabetes in 16.7% diabetics and low C-peptide values on fasting and postporandial values were at variance with the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes in 6% of the group.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perusicová
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007328:Insulin