Cost effectiveness of an intensive blood glucose control policy in patients with type 2 diabetes: economic analysis alongside randomised controlled trial (UKPDS 41). United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study Group.

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OBJECTIVE: To estimate the cost effectiveness of conventional versus intensive blood glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes. DESIGN: Incremental cost effectiveness analysis alongside randomised controlled trial. SETTING: 23 UK hospital clinic based study centres. PARTICIPANTS: 3867 patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes (mean age 53 years). INTERVENTIONS: Conventional (primarily diet) glucose control policy versus intensive control policy with a sulphonylurea or insulin. MAIN...

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Authors: Gray, A; Raikou, M; McGuire, A; Fenn, P; Stevens, R

• Journal: BMJ
• Volume: 320
• Issue: 7246
• Pages: 1373-1378
• Publication date: 2000-05-20
• ISSN: 0959-8138
• Language: English
• Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Middle Aged; Costs and Cost Analysis; Aged; Diabetic Nephropathies; Adult; Blood Glucose; Hospitalization; Diabetic Retinopathy; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Disease-Free Survival