Harvard Medical Video: Type 2 Diabetes -- Tight Control From Day 1

Recent studies have questioned the importance of strictly keeping blood sugars in the normal range for people with type 2 diabetes. This week we learn that going for tight control when you first get diagnosed does make a difference. Tight control from day 1 means decreased risk of heart attack and other organ damage 10 years down the road. View Dr. LeWines's video about more tips to manage type 2 diabetes. Learn more about diabetes with Diabetes: A plan for living, a special health report from Harvard Medical School.

September 12, 2008
by Howard E. LeWine, M.D., Harvard Medical School
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