[Diabetes mellitus: puberty and angiopathy (author's transl)].

It is inferred from a study of 140 cases of diabetes mellitus commencing between the ages of 10 and 17 that puberty causes the premative and accelorated appearance of angiopathy. The characteristic course of the angiopathy is not affected by puberty and does not necessarily persue an absolutely malignant form. It is genetically pre-determined and undergoes only insignificant enviornmental modifications subsequently.