Complications in Diabetics mellitus type-II occurs around: September 2005: (A) 5 years of onset, (B) 10 years of onset, (C) 15 years of onset, (D) 20 years of onset
Answer is D. Ans. D: 20 years of onset The risk of chronic complications increases as a function of the duration of hyperglycemia; they usually become apparent in the second decade of hyperglycemia.