Diabetes and lipid disorders

Glucose homeostasis is impaired in girls and women with Turner syndrome. A decreased insulin sensitivity as well as a reduced β-cell function seems to play a role. Impaired oral glucose tolerance test is found in up to 78% of study populations. An epidemiological study have found a relative risk of type 1 diabetes of 11.6 and type 2 diabetes of 4.4 in Turner syndrome.