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Is tight blood sugar control effective and justified? Affirmative
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Is tight blood sugar control effective and justified? Affirmative

J S Skyler
Hospital practice (Office ed.), Vol.27 Suppl 1, pp.17-20; discussion 24-5
1992-02
PMID: 1347534

Abstract

Glycated Hemoglobin A - analysis Insulin - pharmacology Diabetic Nephropathies - etiology Humans Insulin - administration & dosage Clinical Trials as Topic Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - complications Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - drug therapy Diabetic Retinopathy - prevention & control Diabetic Retinopathy - epidemiology Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - blood Adolescent Adult Insulin Infusion Systems Diabetic Nephropathies - epidemiology Diabetic Retinopathy - etiology Child Diabetic Nephropathies - prevention & control Insulin - therapeutic use
Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion can delay progression of both retinopathy and nephropathy. In fact, very few insulin-dependent patients developed clinical renal disease while on this treatment.

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