Impaired taste sensation in type 2 diabetic patients without chronic complications: a case–control study

Few and contradictory data suggest changes in taste perception in type 2 diabetes (T2DM), potentially altering food choices. We, therefore, analyzed taste recognition thresholds in T2DM patients with good metabolic control and free of conditions potentially impacting on taste, compared with age-, body mass index-, and sex-matched normoglycemic controls. An ascending-concentration method was used, employing sucrose (sweet), sodium chloride...