In this article, the author reviews the long-term outcomes and their precursors of type 1 diabetes starting in youth. The author also contrasts the changing incidence of these long-term complications as we have moved from the pre-Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) to the post-DCCT standard of care and reviews the emerging data related to complications in youths with type 2 diabetes. Finally, the author reviews the recent understanding related to the effects of diabetes on the brain and cognition.
Keywords: CVD risk factors; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic neuropathy; Microalbuminuria; Neurocognition; Neuroimaging; Retinopathy.
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