Obestatin Levels Are Associated With C-Peptide and Antiinsulin Antibodies at the Onset, Whereas Unacylated and Acylated Ghrelin Levels Are Not Predictive of Long-Term Metabolic Control in Children With Type 1 Diabetes

Abstract

UAG, AG, OBST, and their ratios are differently regulated in children with type 1 diabetes, suggesting a role in the metabolic balance of the disease, with insulin a likely regulator of AG and UAG. The peptides do not appear to be good long-term predictors of glucose control, with further investigations needed to explain whether OBST could be a precocious predictor of islet dysfunction.