Glycaemic control: do no harm

Len Kelly

Glycaemic control: do no harm

Len Kelly Northern Ontario School of Medicine

Keywords: T2DM, glycemic control, management

Abstract

Tight glycaemic control for type 2 diabetes (T2DM) has always been a tough sell. It is rarely achieved safely, owing to noncompliance and hypoglycaemic episodes, and there has been little evidence to support it. New studies now speak of its potential harm.

Author Biography

Len Kelly, Northern Ontario School of Medicine

MD, M ClinSci, CFPC Professor Division of Clinical Sciences Northern Ontario School of Medicine

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Published

2011-05-25

Issue

Vol 54, No 1 - January/February 2012

Section

Forum

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