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Intensive Therapy Halves Kidney Disease in Type 1 Diabetes

NIH-funded study shows long-term benefits

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Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2011.  Controlling blood glucose early in the course of type 1 diabetes yields huge dividends, preserving kidney function for decades. The new finding from a study funded by the National Institutes of Health was published online in the New England Journal of Medicine Nov. 12 to coincide with presentation at a scientific meeting.

Compared to conventional therapy, near-normal control of blood glucose beginning soon after diagnosis of…

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