Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions
Brief summary
Diabetes mellitus is a widespread disease with increasing prevalence worldwide. Patients with diabetes can develop multiple late complications such as neuropathy, retinopathy, nephropathy and cardiovascular comorbidities. So far, there are no reliable predictive tools or markers to estimate if, when and to what extent a patient with diabetes develops late complications. For the patients quality of life and for health economic reasons an improved risk assessment would be desirable. The prospective TUEDID study will characterize diabetic patients to look out for parameters the predict progression of diabetes and its complications.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* \>18 years
Exclusion criteria
* no written informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glycemic control (blood glucose) | At enrolment | Assessed as fasting blood glucose and HbA1C |
| Glycemic control (HbA1C) | At enrolment | Assessed as fasting HbA1C |
Countries
Germany