Prediabetes is associated with impaired retinal vasodilation: The Maastricht Study

Aim: Type 2 diabetes (DM2) causes microvascular dysfunction (MVD). In addition, MVD can contribute to insulin resistance, predisposing to DM2. This hypothesis predicts that MVD should be present in impaired glucose metabolism (IGM; prediabetes). However, population-based studies of MVD and glucose metabolism are not available. We investigated this using the retinal arteriolar dilator response to flicker light.

Source: Artery Research - November 24, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ben Sörensen, Boy Houben, Tos Berendschot, Jan Schouten, Bram Kroon, Carla van der Kallen, Ronald Henry, Annemarie Koster, Pieter Dagnelie, Nicolaas Schaper, Miranda Schram, Coen Stehouwer Source Type: research