Focus Shifts for Long-Term Diabetes

Courtesy WebMD Health  Thu, 01/08/2009 - 11:08

People with longstanding diabetes should focus on lowering blood pressure and cholesterol rather than intensive blood sugar control, recent studies suggest.


 

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