Intensive Glucose Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes - 15-Year Follow-up.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We previously reported that a median of 5.6 years of intensive as compared with standard glucose lowering in 1791 military veterans with type 2 diabetes resulted in a risk of major cardiovascular events that was significantly lower (by 17%) after a total of 10 years of combined intervention and observational follow-up. We now report the full 15-year follow-up.

Methods

We observationally followed enrolled participants (complete cohort) after the conclusion of the original clinical trial by using central databases to identify cardiovascular events, hospitalizations, and deaths. Participants were asked whether they would be willing to provide additional data by means of surveys and chart reviews (survey cohort). The prespecified primary outcome was a composite of maj

SUBMITTER: Reaven PD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6706253 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature