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Protection from retinopathy and other complications in patients with type 1 diabetes of extreme duration: the joslin 50-year medalist study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess complication prevalence and identify protective factors in patients with diabetes duration of ?50 years. Characterization of a complication-free subgroup in this cohort would suggest that some individuals are protected from diabetes complications and allow identification of endogenous protective factors.

Research design and methods

Cross-sectional, observational study of 351 U.S. residents who have survived with type 1 diabetes for ?50 years (Medalists). Retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, and cardiovascular disease were assessed in relation to HbA(1c), lipids, and advanced glycation end products (AGEs). Retrospective chart review provided longitudinal ophthalmic data for a subgroup.

Results

A high proportion of Medalists remain free from proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) (42.6%), nephropathy (86.9%), neuropathy (39.4%), or cardiovascular disease (51.5%). Current and longitudinal (the past 15 years) glycemic control were unrelated to complications. Subjects with high plasma carboxyethyl-lysine and pentosidine were 7.2-fold more likely to have any complication. Of Medalists without PDR, 96% with no retinopathy progression over the first 17 years of follow-up did not experience retinopathy worsening thereafter.

Conclusions

The Medalist population is likely enriched for protective factors against complications. These factors might prove useful to the general population with diabetes if they can be used to induce protection against long-term complications. Specific AGE combinations were strongly associated with complications, indicating a link between AGE formation or processing with development of diabetic vasculopathy.

SUBMITTER: Sun JK

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3064059 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Protection from retinopathy and other complications in patients with type 1 diabetes of extreme duration: the joslin 50-year medalist study.

Sun Jennifer K JK Keenan Hillary A HA Cavallerano Jerry D JD Asztalos Bela F BF Schaefer Ernst J EJ Sell David R DR Strauch Christopher M CM Monnier Vincent M VM Doria Alessandro A Aiello Lloyd Paul LP King George L GL

Diabetes care 20110401 4

<h4>Objective</h4>To assess complication prevalence and identify protective factors in patients with diabetes duration of ≥50 years. Characterization of a complication-free subgroup in this cohort would suggest that some individuals are protected from diabetes complications and allow identification of endogenous protective factors.<h4>Research design and methods</h4>Cross-sectional, observational study of 351 U.S. residents who have survived with type 1 diabetes for ≥50 years (Medalists). Retino ...[more]

PMID: 21447665

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Protection from retinopathy and other complications in patients with type 1 diabetes of extreme duration: the joslin 50-year medalist study.

Objective

Research design and methods

Results

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Protection from retinopathy and other complications in patients with type 1 diabetes of extreme duration: the joslin 50-year medalist study.

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