Mechanism of worsening diabetic retinopathy with rapid lowering of blood glucose: the synergistic hypothesis

Abstract Insulin treatment has been associated with a paradoxical worsening of diabetes retinopathy since many years in European cohorts. Recently, this issue has been stressed by some studies conducted in other parts of the world. However, the mechanism underlying such evolution is not well underst...

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Main Authors: Ahmadou M. Jingi, Aurel T. Tankeu, Narcisse Assene Ateba, Jean Jacques Noubiap
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:BMC Endocrine Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12902-017-0213-3