Association of the average rate of change in HbA 1c with severe adverse events: a longitudinal evaluation of audit data from the Bavarian Disease Management Program for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Conclusions/interpretation In patients newly started on insulin therapy, rapid and higher HbA1c variability is associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, severe hypoglycaemia and emergency admission.
Source: Diabetologia - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research