Two Therapies That May Slow Progress Of Diabetic Retinopathy

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The Los Angeles Times "Booster Shots" blog reported that, according to data published June 29 in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the American Diabetes Association meeting, doctors said they have identified two therapies that may slow the progress of diabetic retinopathy.

After examining data on a subset of 2,856 people from the ACCORD study, researchers found that "people with type 2 diabetes who adhere to intensive blood sugar control, compared with standard blood sugar control, have reduced progression of retinopathy. In addition, patients treated with a combination of a cholesterol-lowering statin and fibrate drugs also had a lower rate of progression compared with patients taking statins alone.

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