Obesity Abstracts

Background: Obesity has largely been associated with type 2 diabetes, while people with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) are usually lean at diagnosis. Given the growing prevalence of obesity in the general population, people with T1DM are at increased risk of weight gain, insulin resistance and developing ‘double diabetes (DD)’. People with DD are at increased risk of micro/macrovascular complications and mortality. In this study we aimed to examine the prevalence and impact ...