Postprandial hyperglycemia is an independent risk for retinopathy in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, especially in those with near-normal glycosylated hemoglobin

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1408-1409

  Aizawa, Toru ^a   Katakura, Masafumi ^b   Naka, Motoji ^c   Kondo, Teruki ^d  

^a Aizawa Hospital   (Japan)

^b Chikuma Chuo Hospital   (Japan)

^c Asama General Hospital   (Japan)

^d Nagano Chuo Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77954333762     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02928.x     Document Type: Letter

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