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Ketone-prone diabetes or Flatbush diabetes is being increasingly recognized worldwide. It is typically seen in obese middle-aged men with a family history of Type 2 DM. Atypicality in the onset of age and gender variation is increasingly observed worldwide.
24 sty 2022 · Our report sheds light on the atypicality of presentation and summarizes the main diagnostic features of this rare form of diabetes. Increased awareness of this entity can facilitate early diagnosis and management.
In 2002, Sobngwi et al. introduced the term “ketosis-prone diabetes” in a review of diabetes in West Africans. Ketosis-prone diabetes, also known as “Flatbush Diabetes”, has pathophysiology close to that of T2DM but initially exhibits signs and symptoms of T1DM .
2 paź 2018 · In long-term follow-up, patients with ketosis-prone diabetes separate into those who continue to require insulin treatment and those who can be treated to near-normoglycemia with diet alone or diet plus oral agents.
24 sty 2022 · Flatbush diabetes is a mosaicism of clinical manifestations that goes by several names: Flatbush diabetes, ketosis-prone diabetes (KPD), type 1.5 diabetes, or atypical diabetes .
22 sie 2023 · Ketosis-prone diabetes (KPD) comprises a group of diabetes syndromes characterized by severe beta cell dysfunction (manifested by presentation with DKA or unprovoked ketosis) and a variable clinical course.
Ketone-prone diabetes or Flatbush diabetes is being increasingly recognized worldwide. It is typically seen in obese middle-aged men with a family history of Type 2 DM.
