Early transition from insulin to sulfonylureas in neonatal diabetes and follow-up: experience from China

• Main Authors: Li, Xiuzhen, Xu, Aijing, Sheng, Huiying, Ting, Tzer Hwu, Mao, Xiaojian, Huang, Xinjiang, Jiang, Minyan, Cheng, Jing, Liu, Li
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley and Sons 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72357/1/Early%20transition%20from%20insulin%20to%20sulfonylureas%20in%20neonatal%20diabetes%20and%20follow%E2%80%90up.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72357/; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/pedi.12560
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Background: Sulfonylurea therapy can improve glycemic control and ameliorate neurodevelopmental outcomes in patients suffering from neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM) with KCNJ11 or ABCC8 mutations. As genetic testing results are often delayed, it remains controversial whether sulfonylurea treatment s...