Diabetes: Control - Slide 10

DCCT Findings

• Lowering blood glucose reduced risk of:

  • Eye disease by 76%

  • Kidney disease by 50%

  • Nerve disease by 60%

DCCT. New England Journal of Medicine, 329(14), September 30, 1993.

Note:

Study results showed that keeping blood glucose levels as close to normal as possible lowered the risk of:

• Eye disease by 76%

• Kidney disease by 50%

• Nerve disease by 60%

Reference

The DCCT Study Research Group. New England Journal of Medicine, 329(14), September 30, 1993.

Revised November 2008