Fasting plasma glucose variability and HbA1c are associated with peripheral artery disease risk in type 2 diabetes

This study investigated whether visit-to-visit fasting plasma glucose (FPG) variability, as measured by the coefficient of variation (CV), increased peripheral artery disease (PAD) risk.Individuals with type 2 diabetes from the National Diabetes Care Management Program during the period 2002-2004, ≥ 30 years of age, and free of PAD (n = 30,932) were included and monitored until 2011. Cox proportional hazards regression models were implemented to...