Is lasting remission feasible in the real-world setting? No!

This article summarises a debate at the 59th EASD Annual Meeting 2-6 October 2023, Hamburg, Germany at which Professor Khunti spoke against the motion and Professor Taylor spoke for the motion

Authors

  • Kamlesh Khunti 1. Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15277/bjd.2024.453

Keywords:

type 2 diabetes, T2DM, remission, LCD

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2024-06-29

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