Study results published in Diabetes Care highlight the importance of maintaining HbA1c lower than 7% to avoid proliferative diabetic retinopathy and macroalbuminuria for people with type 1 diabetes.
“Our study determines accurately the levels of long-term sugar that can avoid complications,” Hans J. Arnqvist, MD, PhD, professor in the department of endocrinology and the department of biomedical and clinical sciences at Linköping University, Sweden, said in a related press release. “This knowledge can increase a person’s motivation to keep their blood sugar level