Key result
Rigorous treatment of diabetic symptoms with insulin may not improve the cardiovascular status of diabetic patients.
Population
Elderly diabetic patients with cardiovascular disease
Design
Review
Authors
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Questions CV benefit of intensive insulin in diabetes; leaves open need for RCTs on glycemic targets.
Early observations suggest that rigorous glycemic control with insulin in diabetic patients may not improve their cardiovascular status.
Samuel Soskin (1933) conducted a review in Diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Insulin was evaluated. Rigorous treatment of diabetic symptoms with insulin may not improve the cardiovascular status of diabetic patients.
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