Benefit of blood glucose lowering to near-normal levels remains unclear
Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 10:00
in Health & Medicine
Whether patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus benefit from attempts to lower their blood glucose levels to near-normal levels through treatment ("intensive blood glucose control") remains an unanswered question. The studies currently available provide indications of a benefit but also of potential harm. This is the result of a report published by the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG).