Direct association of visit-to-visit HbA1c variation with annual decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate in patients with type 2 diabetes.

CONCLUSIONS: Consistency of glycemic control is important to preserve kidney function in type 2 diabetic patients, in particular, in those with nephropathy. PMID: 26380227 [PubMed]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26380227?dopt=Abstract

Source: Diabetes Metab - September 19, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Takenouchi A, Tsuboi A, Terazawa-Watanabe M, Kurata M, Fukuo K, Kazumi T Tags: J Diabetes Metab Disord Source Type: research