Vascular effects following intensification of glycemic control in poorly controlled patients with long-standing type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Sofia AntoniouKaterina K NakaAris BechlioulisMarios PapadakisAgathocles TsatsoulisLampros K MichalisStelios Tigas

Published in: Hormones (Athens, Greece) (2021)

In patients with long-standing T2DM, short-term aggressive glycemic control was associated with an improvement of microvascular function (C2) and deterioration of carotid atherosclerosis (IMT) without any effect on the elastic properties of large arteries.

Keyphrases

glycemic control
type diabetes
blood glucose
weight loss
insulin resistance
cardiovascular disease
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome