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University of Minnesota Medical School researcher Michael Mauer, M.D., has found a treatment that significantly slows the progression of eye injury in people with type 1 diabetes, a common complication caused by this disease.
London, July 2 : Scientists have found that a drug, commonly prescribed to treat high blood pressure, could slow the progression of eye damage in people with type 1 diabetes, a common complication caused by this disease.
Researchers have found a treatment that significantly slows the progression of eye injury in people with type 1 diabetes, a common complication caused by this disease. By administering an antihypertensive, medication commonly prescribed to treat high blood pressure, they were able to slow progression of diabetic eye damage in more than 65 percent of participants involved in the study.
Title: Drugs May Not Slow Kidney Damage in Diabetes Category: Health News Created: 7/2/2009 7:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/2/2009
In a surprise finding, researchers have found that two blood pressure drugs may help prevent diabetes-related eye damage -- even before patients develop symptoms.
July 1 (Bloomberg) -- Two blood-pressure medicines slowed the pace of eye damage from type 1 diabetes, without providing protection against kidney injury from the disease, a study showed.
By Gene Emery
BOSTON (Reuters) - Two Merck blood pressure drugs given to diabetics to prevent worsening kidney problems do not work in that way but may prevent diabetes-related eye problems, researchers reported on Wednesday.
University of Minnesota Medical School researcher Michael Mauer, M.D., has found a treatment that significantly slows the progression of eye injury in people with type 1 diabetes, a common complication caused by this disease. By administering an antihypertensive, medication commonly prescribed to treat high blood pressure, Mauer and colleagues were able to slow progression of diabetic eye damage ...
This study aimed to determine whether early administration of drugs that block the renin-angiotensin system slows the progression of change in glomerular mesangial fractional volume and retinopathy progression of two steps or more, according to the retinopathy severity scale. Early blockade of the renin-angiotensin system did not modify nephropathy progression in patients with type 1 diabetes ...
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