title: Postprandial serum C-peptide to plasma glucose ratio predicts future insulin therapy in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, 160-8582, Tokyo, Japan, ysaisho@z5.keio.jp.
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saisho
authors.forename: Kinsei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kou
authors.forename: Kumiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: Toshihide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Itoh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D002096:C-Peptide / Q000097:blood*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019518:Postprandial Period; D011236:Prediabetic State / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D002096:C-Peptide; D007328:Insulin