Postprandial glucose: marker or risk factor?

Editorial

Angelo Avogaro. Diabetes Care. 2011 Oct.

. 2011 Oct;34(10):2333-5.

doi: 10.2337/dc11-1442.

No abstract available

Comment on

Postprandial blood glucose predicts cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in type 2 diabetes in a 14-year follow-up: lessons from the San Luigi Gonzaga Diabetes Study.
Cavalot F, Pagliarino A, Valle M, Di Martino L, Bonomo K, Massucco P, Anfossi G, Trovati M. Cavalot F, et al. Diabetes Care. 2011 Oct;34(10):2237-43. doi: 10.2337/dc10-2414. Diabetes Care. 2011. PMID: 21949221 Free PMC article.

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