The UK Prospective Diabetes Study. UK Prospective Diabetes Study Group.

Journal article

The Diabetes Control and Complications Study has shown that improved blood glucose control would delay the progress of microvascular complications of diabetes. However, in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, the major morbidity and mortality arises from premature cardiovascular disease. It is uncertain whether therapy aimed to improve diabetes control will prevent cardiovascular complications, and whether the available therapies, sulphonylurea, biguanides or insulin, may ev...

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Authors: Turner, R; Holman, R

• Journal: Annals of medicine
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 439-444
• Publication date: 1996-10-01
• DOI: 10.3109/07853899608999105
• EISSN: 1365-2060
• ISSN: 0785-3890
• Language: English
• Keywords: Risk Factors; Hypoglycemia; Prospective Studies; Diabetic Angiopathies; Weight Gain; Hypertension; Quality of Life; Sulfonylurea Compounds; Middle Aged; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Obesity; Aged; Hypoglycemic Agents; Metformin; Islets of Langerhans; Great Britain; Adult; Cardiovascular Diseases; Insulin; Humans