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This Weeks Question Issue 2005

This Weeks Question:

Which of the following is true?


1. In the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) (type 1 diabetes), only 5% of intensive therapy patients had development of neuropathy over 5 years, as shown by nerve conduction study

2. Autonomic nerve studies in DCCT did not demonstrate a difference between intensive and conventional therapy

3. In United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) (newly diagnosed patients with type 2 diabetes), the rate of development of abnormal nerve function was similar with conventional and intensive therapy until 12 years from diagnosis

4. In UKPDS, intensive therapy offered significant advantages early on in terms of the rate of development of abnormal nerve function

 
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