The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) was a large study conducted over a period of 10 years by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The study that management of blood glucose levels significantly slows the onset and progression of eye, kidney, and nerve diseases due to diabetes.
It showed that lowering of blood glucose levels helps even if the person had a history of poor diabetes testing and management.
Key findings are that lowering of blood glucose levels:
- Reduces risk of eye disease (diabetic retinopathy) by 76%
- Reduces risk of kidney (diabetic nephropathy) disease by 50%
- Reduces the risk of nerve (diabetic neuropathy) disease by 60%
Management of blood glucose levels was obtained by frequent blood glucose testing using standard glucometer and test strips (testing 4 times daily), daily insulin injections or use of an insulin pump (as applicable), diet and exercise, and monthly visits to a health care provider.
Using the mail 0rder diabetic supply service (easy home delivery) from Western Diabetic can significantly facilitate management of the disease because supplies are always available when patients need them, in the appropriate quantities, at the appropriate time. Call Western Diabetic at (877) 937-8342, or visit www.westerndiabetic.com
More detailed information may be found at the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse area of the NIDDK site.
See http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov.
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