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Title
Plasma bicarbonate and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Authors
Mandel, Ernest I; Curhan, Gary C; Hu, Frank B; Taylor, Eric N
Abstract
Several biomarkers of metabolic acidosis, including lower plasma bicarbonate and higher anion gap, have been associated with greater insulin resistance in cross-sectional studies. We sought to examine whether lower plasma bicarbonate is associated with the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a prospective study.
Publication
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne, 2012, Vol 184, Issue 13, pE719