Prospective Study on Diabetes Mellitus and Its Complications in Newly Diagnosed Adult Patients
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18-69
SponsorGerman Diabetes Center
The aim of the prospective observational GDC-Study in patients with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus aged 18-69 years at inclusion into the study is to characterize in detail the clinical, metabolical and immunological phenotype and monitor the progression of the disease and to compare the phenotype to glucose tolerant humans of similar age, body mass and sex distribution.
Clinical diagnosis of diabetes mellitus according to ADA criteria
Age 18-69
Diabetes duration since diagnosis < 12 months
Control cohort: proven normal glucose tolerance according to ADA criteria
Diabetes mellitus category 3 B-H (ADA criteria)
Pregnancy
Severe renal, liver or heart disease
malignant cancer