ESPE Abstracts

Background: An increased incidence of Type 1 diabetes has been observed worldwide over the past 30 years. Obesity is a well-documented risk factor for Type 2 diabetes (T2D), but poor studies have postulated an association between the obesity and overweight and the rate of T1D in these age groups. This is known as Accelerator Hypothesis. In addition, a further effect seems to be exerted COVID-19 pandemic which is related to raised rate of T1D onset and obesity....