STRICT METABOLIC CONTROL IS A KEY REMISSION FACTOR IN TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS
Research Institute of Mental Health, Tomsk Research Center, Siberian Over the past decades, there is a considerable rise in morbidity due to diabetes mellitus (DM) in the world. Type 1 DM is characterized by progressive destruction of pancreatic insulin-producing β-cells. The specific feature of the course of the disease is the development of a clinical remission period. The paper describes the present views of the pathophysiological mechanisms responsible for the development of this period and the factors that influence the latter.