The majority of patients with long-duration type 1 diabetes are insulin microsecretors and have functioning beta cells.
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Authors
Oram, Richard A.
Jones, Angus G.
Besser, R.
Knight, Bridget A.
Shields, Beverley M.
Brown, Richard J.
Hattersley, Andrew T.
McDonald, Timothy J.
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Diabetologia
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Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Springer
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Classically, type 1 diabetes is thought to proceed to absolute insulin deficiency. Recently developed ultrasensitive assays capable of detecting C-peptide under 5 pmol/l now allow very low levels of C-peptide to be detected in patients with long-standing type 1 diabetes. It is not known whether this low-level endogenous insulin secretion responds to physiological stimuli. We aimed to assess how commonly low-level detectable C-peptide occurs in long-duration type 1 diabetes and whether it responds to a meal stimulus.
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The majority of patients with long-duration type 1 diabetes are insulin microsecretors and have functioning beta cells. 2014, 57 (1):187-91 Diabetologia
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