Tight control and Type 1 diabetes

The Eurodiab Prospective Complications Study looked at glycaemic control and the mortality risk in Type 1 diabetes patients. Glycaemic targets, such as the HbA1c target, and the overall benefit of intensive glucose control are currently under debate as intensive glycaemic control has been suggested to have negative effects on mortality risk in Type 2 diabetes patients. The report examines the association between glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and all-cause mortality in patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus.The study was performed in 2,764 European patients with Type 1 diabetes aged 15–60 years enrolled in the Eurodiab Prospective Complications Study and was collated over a seven-year period.

It was found that all-cause mortality risk was increased at both low (5.6%) and high (11.8%) HbA1c compared to the reference (median HbA1c: 8.1%).

The report concluded that target HbA1c below a certain threshold may not be appropriate in Type 1 diabetics.

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