Abstract
The main goal of the study of 153 male veterans was to determine whether a statistically and clinically significant difference in HbA1c could be achieved between a standard therapy and an intensively treated group of patients with type II diabetes. A second major goal was to assess the feasibility of collecting reliable high-quality endpoint data, including microvascular and macrovascular events. Retinopathy was defined as a key microvascular endpoint. This was a randomized prospective trial of 153 men between the ages of 40 and 69 years, with type II diabetes for 15 years or less. Of the patients, 78 were assigned to the standard therapy arm and 75 to the intensive therapy arm. The goal of standard therapy was good general medical care and well-being and avoiding excessive hyperglycemia, glycosuria, ketonuria, or hypoglycemia. This was generally accomplished with one shot of insulin per day. The goal of intensive therapy was to obtain an HbA1c within two standard deviations of the mean of nondiabetic subjects (4.0-6.1%). This was obtained by a four-step management technique, with patients moving to the next step only if operational goals were not met. The steps were as follows: step 1: evening intermediate or long-acting insul...Continue Reading
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