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Cohort Study2021

UKPDS 88: The Diabetes Legacy Effect

Lind M, et alDiabetes Care

Key Finding

Early intensive glucose control provides lasting cardiovascular protection.

Original title: Historical HbA(1c) Values May Explain the Type 2 Diabetes Legacy Effect: UKPDS 88.

Plain English Summary

Follow-up study showing early glucose control has lasting benefits decades later.

Paradigm Relevance

How this study applies to different clinical perspectives:

Standard Medical

Conventional clinical guidelines used by most doctors

Not directly relevant to this paradigm

Research Consensus

Relevant

Current scientific understanding, often ahead of guidelines

Metabolic Optimization

Proactive targets for optimal health, not just disease absence

Not directly relevant to this paradigm

Study Details

Type
Cohort Study

Related Biomarkers

HBA1C

Original Source