Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Diabetes mellitus is characterized by vascular complications associated with arterial thickening. Although strict glycaemic control is clinically beneficial, limited or no evidence exists as to whether arterial damage is positively related to blood glucose levels and variability.Methods: Study purpose was to asses the relationship between arterial thickness and 24 h mean and S.D. of blood glucose in type 1 diabetes. Fifteen type...