The Legacy Effect in Type 2 Diabetes: Impact of Early Glycemic Control on Future Complications (The Diabetes & Aging Study)

• DOI: 10.2337/dc17-1144
• Publication Date: 2018-08-13T18:15:23Z
• Authors: Neda Laiteerapong; Sandra A. Ham; Yue Gao; Howard H. Moffet; Jennifer Y. Liu; Elbert S. Huang; Andrew J. Karter
• Keywords: Blood Glucose; Glycated Hemoglobin; Male; Aging; Time Factors; Comorbidity; Middle Aged; Survival Analysis; United States; 3. Good health; Cohort Studies; Diabetes Complications; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Risk Factors; Early Medical Intervention; Disease Progression; Humans; Female; Epidemiology/Health Services Research; Aged; Follow-Up Studies

To examine for a legacy effect of early glycemic control on diabetic complications and death.