Table 2.

Laboratory investigation from initial diagnosis to 2 years later.

	Day of diagnosis	Diabetes clinic visit	One year after diagnosis	Two years after diagnosis
HbA1c	9.6%		5.4%	5.2%
GAD-abs (U/mL)		32	4.2	4.1
Creatinine (mg/dL)	1.1		1.2	1.1
Potassium (mEq/L)	4.9	4.1		4.5
Sodium (mEq/L)	142	140		139
SGOT (U/L)	19		16	17
SGPT (U/L)	27		20	19
Cholesterol (mg/dL)		241	194	216
Triglycerides (mg/dL)		157	85	99
TSH (μIU/mL)		1.01	1.3	1.21
Insulin (μIU/mL)		10.3
C-peptide (mg/mL)		1.0
Cortisol (μg/dL)		16.9
Urine	Ketone traces

SGOT, serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase; SGPT, serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone.