Effects of glucose and blood pressure control on complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus
United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS)
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 1999 April;66(4):247-253
April 1, 1999|Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
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ABSTRACT
The United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) showed that intensive treatment (ie, glucose-lowering drugs, with a goal fasting blood glucose level of 108 mg/dL) decreases the microvascular complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus. We summarize the key study results and their implications for clinical management of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
