Jerome R Barrera
Chair, Research Committee-Technical Review Board,
Zamboanga City Medical Center, Dr Evangelista St, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga Del Sur 7000
Philippines
Research Article
Insulin Resistance among Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus at the Philippine General Hospital
Author(s): Jerome R Barrera, Cecilia A Jimeno and Elizabeth Paz-PachecoJerome R Barrera, Cecilia A Jimeno and Elizabeth Paz-Pacheco
Background: Insulin resistance has been proven to increase the risks for cardiovascular complications in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Recently, insulin resistance has also been shown to play a bigger role in the natural history of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) disease process than is commonly recognized. Limitations and difficulties in assessing insulin resistance in patients with T1DM have been addressed by the creation of clinical scoring known as estimated glucose disposal rate (eGDR). Given the clear association of insulin resistance and cardiovascular complications in diabetic patients, detecting the prevalence of insulin resistance in T1DM population, will probably clarify the welldocumented gaps in the management of this type of diabetes.
Objectives: The main objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of insulin resistance .. View More»
