intensive treatment of type 2 diabetes reduces complications
October 1998
A landmark British study now shows that intensive treatment of type 2 diabetes reduces complications...retinopathy, nephropathy, MI, and stroke.
We already know tight glycemic control reduces complications from TYPE 1 diabetes...but we weren't sure about TYPE 2s.
In fact, there was some concern that sulfonylureas and insulin might INCREASE the risk of heart disease in type 2s.
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