Factors predicting clinical remission in adult patients with type 1 diabetes

Objectives. To describe the course of clinical remission in adult patients (16–50 years of age) with type 1 diabetes and to identify factors predictive of the occurrence and length of remission. Design. A retrospective cohort study. Subjects. Sixty‐two consecutive patients (43 men and 19 women) with new onset IDDM, 27 ± 8 years at diagnosis and treated with multiple insulin injections from the beginning. Setting. Department of Medicine, Uppsala University Hospital and Örebro Medical Centre, Sweden. Main outcome measures. Length and occurrence of remission (defined as maintenance of HbA1C