Tübinger Diabetes Mellitus Database (TUEDID)

Diabetes mellitus is a widespread disease with increasing prevalence worldwide. Patients with diabetes can develop multiple late complications such as neuropathy, retinopathy, nephropathy and cardiovascular comorbidities. So far, there are no reliable predictive tools or markers to estimate if, when and to what extent a patient with diabetes develops late complications. For the patients quality of life and for health economic reasons an improved risk assessment would be desirable. The prospective TUEDID study will characterize diabetic patients to look out for parameters the predict progression of diabetes and its complications.