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Physicians' Corner - Sunshine on a Rainy Day: Good News
An article published in January 2008 reported a decrease in the average glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C) level in America for the first time in more than a decade! This is wonderful news, indeed! The decrease itself is noteworthy, but the news gets even better. It seems that aggressive treatment of our patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is paying off in lasting ways. The extended results from the Steno-2 study reported a few weeks ago indicate that careful attention to overall control of multiple risk factors in patients with type 2 DM produces long-term benefits by reducing the risk of stroke and heart attack, the major complications of the disease.Previous Journal Article in this issue:
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