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The results of the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT), published in this issue of the Journal,¹ demonstrate that intensive insulin therapy can delay the onset and slow the progression of retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). These findings, which extend those of two other recent studies,^2,3 should put to rest the longstanding debate over whether attempts to improve glycemic control beyond that required to control the symptoms of diabetes are worthwhile.

But the DCCT raises a new and equally challenging set of questions. The study was limited to a small subgroup of people with . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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