Is tight blood sugar control effective and justified? Affirmative.
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.
Skyler
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University of Miami.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007332:Insulin Infusion Systems
D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007328:Insulin