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Review
. 2000 Apr 15;320(7241):1062-6.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7241.1062.

ABC of arterial and venous disease: vascular complications of diabetes

R Donnelly  1 , A M Emslie-Smith, I D Gardner, A D Morris
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Review

ABC of arterial and venous disease: vascular complications of diabetes

R Donnelly et al. BMJ. .
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Relation between glycaemic control (HbA1c) and risk of progression of microvascular complications (retinopathy) and severe hypoglycaemia in patients with type 1 diabetes. Data from the diabetes control and complications trial. Dotted lines represent 95% confidence intervals
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Background retinopathy showing microaneurysms and small blot haemorrhages
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Diabetic maculopathy
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Effect of antihypertensive treatment (β blockers and diuretics) on mean arterial pressure, glomerular filtration rate, and albuminuria in patients with type 1 diabetes and nephropathy. Reproduced with permission from Mogensen, Diabetic Med 1995;12:756-9.
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Data from WHO multinational study of vascular disease in diabetes showing survival in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes according to degree of proteinuria (none, slight, or heavy) at baseline. Reproduced with permission from Stephenson et al, Diabetic Med 1995;12:149-55
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Estimated hazard ratios for significant risk factors for coronary heart disease occurring in 335 out of 3055 patients with type 2 diabetes. Reproduced from Turner et al, BMJ 1998;316:823-8.
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Rates of serious cardiovascular events according to target diastolic blood pressure in 1500 patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes. Drawn from Hansson et al, Lancet 1998;351:1755-62.
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Kaplan-Meier plot of proportions of patients who developed fatal or non-fatal stroke, according to blood pressure control. Reproduced from Turner et al, BMJ 1998;317:703-13.
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Transition from normal renal function through to end stage renal disease requiring dialysis or transplantation. Increasing proteinuria and renal impairment is associated with an increasing risk of fatal or non-fatal coronary heart disease, especially in older patients with type 2 diabetes and other risk factors
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Neuropathic ulcer is a common complication in patients with diabetes
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Use of monofilament to detect impaired sensation during annual assessment
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Mobile eye screening unit
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