DIgestive COmplications in DIabetes – the DICODI population study

Figures & data

Figure 1. Intermingled symptoms with upper gastrointestinal upset commonly seen in the plethora of late complications and concurrent diseases of diabetes mellitus.

Table 1. Questions raised by the Scandinavian focus group of people with diabetes type 1 or type 2.

Upper gastrointestinal complications (bloating and satiety) related to diabetes? Effect of various foods on gastrointestinal symptoms, glucose and metabolic control? Relief of abdominal pain in diabetes? Relief of chronic diarrhea and incontinence? Prevention of chronic constipation? Association with celiac disease? Drug effects on the gastrointestinal tract? The medical risk of gastrointestinal disease in diabetes?

Sequence of questions ranked in order of concern.