Why the study?
Is postprandial hyperglycemia a better predictor of the progression of diabetic retinopathy than HbA1c in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes?
Population
151 Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes admitted to Osaka Prefectural General Hospital
Comparison
Postprandial hyperglycemia (predictor) vs HbA1c (predictor)
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Postprandial hyperglycemia may better stratify retinopathy progression risk than HbA1c in type 2 diabetes; leaves open need for interventional trials.
Is postprandial hyperglycemia a better predictor of the progression of diabetic retinopathy than HbA1c in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes?
Postprandial hyperglycemia may be a better predictor of diabetic retinopathy progression than HbA1c in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes.
Shiraiwa et al. (2005) studied this question.
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