The first series of cases of ketosis-prone type 2 diabetes (flatbush diabetes) in Brazilian adults

SUMMARY Ketosis-prone type 2 diabetes (KPD) is an emerging form of diabetes mellitus characterized by unprovoked ketoacidosis, absence of autoimmunity and beta-cell dysfunction. The KPD may improve after initial glycemic compensation and evolve to exogenous insulin independence, most cases were obse...

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Main Authors: Luana Aparecida de Lima Ramaldes, Sarah Simaan dos Santos, João Roberto de Sa, Patrícia Médici Dualib, Sérgio Atala Dib
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2021-03-01
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972021000200231&tlng=en