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Original Article The Clinical Characteristics of Young Onset Diabetes According to Etiology Based Classification.
Mina Park, Yang Il Kang, Suk Chon, Seung joon Oh, Jeong taek Woo, Sung Woon Kim, Jin Woo Kim, Young Seol Kim
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal 2006;30(3):190-197
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4093/jkda.2006.30.3.190
Published online: May 1, 2006
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1Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Korea.
2Endocrine Research Institute, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Korea.
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BACKGROUND
Recently, the number of young diabetic patients is increasing. It is important to understand the characteristics of young diabetes and classify it correctly to manage these patients successfully. We aimed to classify young onset diabetes according to etiology and evaluate the clinical characteristics. METHODS: Young patients (15~30 years old) who have been treated diabetes in Kyunghee medical center in 2004 were included. We investigated family history of diabetes, disease duration, body mass index (BMI), the history of diabetic ketoacidosis, HbA1c, fasting C-peptide, autoantibody, lipid profile and treatment method via medical records. RESULT: Total 85 patients (M:F 40:45) were evaluated. Type 1 diabetes was 45.9%, type 2 diabetes was 23.5% and unclassified group was 25.9%. Many type 2 diabetic patients were overweight or obese (94.8%). Most young diabetic patients were using insulin (95.4%). Many type 1 diabetic patients have been treated by insulin only and many type 2 diabetic patients have been received combined therapy of insulin and oral hypoglycemic agent. The recent HbA1c was average 8.32 +/- 2.7%. The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy, neuropathy and nephropathy was 32.9%, 22.4% and 16.4% as each. CONCLUSION: Nearly half of young onset diabetes was type 1 diabetes but many others were also classified to type 2 diabetes or unclassified group. It is important to provide a consistent algorithm for assessment and investigation for newly diagnosed young diabetic patients. More education and effort are required to control diabetes strictly and prevent its complication.

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    Korean Diabetes J. 2006;30(3):190-197.   Published online May 1, 2006
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4093/jkda.2006.30.3.190
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Park M, Kang YI, Chon S, Oh Sj, Woo Jt, Kim SW, Kim JW, Kim YS. The Clinical Characteristics of Young Onset Diabetes According to Etiology Based Classification.. Diabetes Metab J. 2006;30(3):190-197.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4093/jkda.2006.30.3.190.
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