Monday, June 16, 2014

JAMA - Intensive DM Tx and CV Events

"Association Between Intensification of Metformin Treatment With Insulin vs Sulfonylureas and Cardiovascular Events and All-Cause Mortality Among Patients With Diabetes"
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1878717
"Conclusions and Relevance  Among patients with diabetes who were receiving metformin, the addition of insulin vs a sulfonylurea was associated with an increased risk of a composite of nonfatal cardiovascular outcomes and all-cause mortality. These findings require further investigation to understand risks associated with insulin use in these patients."

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