Glycemic control is not related to cerebral small vessel disease in neurologically asymptomatic individuals with type 1 diabetes.

Jussi InkeriKrishna AdesharaValma HarjutsaloCarol ForsblomRon LiebkindTurgut TatlisumakLena M ThornPer-Henrik GroopSara ShamsJuha MartolaJukka PutaalaDaniel Gordinnull null

Published in: Acta diabetologica (2021)

We observed no association between glycemic control and cSVD in neurologically asymptomatic individuals with type 1 diabetes. This finding was unexpected considering the large number of signs of cerebrovascular pathology in these people after two decades of chronic hyperglycemia and warrants further studies searching for underlying factors of cSVD.

Keyphrases

glycemic control
type diabetes
blood glucose
weight loss
insulin resistance
subarachnoid hemorrhage
case control
blood pressure
drug induced
adipose tissue
cerebral blood flow