Previous dramatic reduction of HbA1c and retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes

Does Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) relate to a previous dramatic reduction of HbA1c in Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)? In patients hospitalized for T2D, we collected HbA1c values from previous years, and we defined “Rapid declinors” by a more than −3% reduction between two consecutive HbA1c, and “sustained moderate declinors” by HbA1c declining less than −3%. We analyzed the relation between DR and previous HbA1c courses, adjusted for other risk factors. Our...