Why some cases of retinopathy worsen when diabetic control improves

Doctors have decided that worsening retinopathy is not a reason to withhold intensive insulin treatment, if the insulin improves the diabetic problem.

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ 1997-11, Vol.315 (7116), p.1105-1106
Hauptverfasser:	Chantelau, E, Kohner, E M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - prevention & control Diabetic Retinopathy - prevention & control Editorials Eyes & eyesight Health care Humans Hyperglycemia - prevention & control Hypoglycemic Agents - therapeutic use Insulin Insulin - therapeutic use Insulin-Like Growth Factor I - physiology Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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Zusammenfassung:	Doctors have decided that worsening retinopathy is not a reason to withhold intensive insulin treatment, if the insulin improves the diabetic problem.
ISSN:	0959-8138 0959-8146 1468-5833
DOI:	10.1136/bmj.315.7116.1105