Cardiovascular Risk in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes Linked Primarily to Insulin Resistance

EurekAlert! -- According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), youth with type 1 diabetes have now been found to have abnormal insulin resistance. Having abnormal insulin resistance appears to negatively affect heart, blood vessel and exercise function in this population.