Abstract
The United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) showed that intensive treatment (i.e., glucose-lowering drugs, with a goal fasting blood glucose level of 108 mg/dL) decreases the microvascular complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus. We summarize the key study results and their implications for clinical management of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Blood Glucose / analysis
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Blood Pressure
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications*
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / metabolism
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / prevention & control*
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Humans
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Hypertension / complications*
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Hypertension / prevention & control*
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Middle Aged
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Obesity / complications*
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Obesity / prevention & control*
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Patient Selection
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Prospective Studies
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Treatment Outcome
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United Kingdom