Effects of Intensive Glucose Lowering in Type 2 Diabetes

C. Gerstein, Hertzel; E. Miller, Michael; P. Byington, Robert; C. Goff, David; Thomas Bigger, J.; B. Buse, John; C. Cushman, William; Genuth, Saul; Ismail‐Beigi, Faramarz; H. Grimm, Richard; L. Probstfield, Jeffrey; G. Simons‐Morton, Denise; T. Friedewald, William

doi:10.1056/nejmoa0802743

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Effects of Intensive Glucose Lowering in Type 2 Diabetes

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jun 6, 2008

Authors:

Hertzel C. Gerstein

Michael E. Miller

Robert P. Byington

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic studies have shown a relationship between glycated hemoglobin levels and cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes. We investigated whether intensive therapy to target normal glycated hemoglobin levels would reduce cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 ...

Subject

Medicine

Glycated hemoglobin

Hazard ratio

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