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#21 (permalink)

05-12-2008, 12:38 AM

HelenM

Senior Member

I am a: Type 1.5

Join Date: Feb 2006

Location: France

Posts: 785

Going back to the original question about retinopathy progression and tight control. This article has some info on the mechanism.Retinopathy progression

Theres a more reassuring graph with this label.

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A 3% drop in HbA1c may increase the progression rate for 1-3 years. But after 3-4 years of good control, progression rates drops significantly (lilac line). In the long term, good control causes much less progression