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- Published on: 22 September 2016
- Published on: 22 September 2016
- Published on: 22 September 2016Re:Comment on: Changes observed in diabetic retinopathy: eight-year follow-up of a Spanish populationShow More
Response to E-letter. Thank very much for reading our article. It is true that oral insulin analogues can lead to increased growth hormone, increasing its effect over diabetic retinopathy, but previously it should exist a blood-retina barrier (BRB), despite in patients with preexisting diabetic retinopathy the BRB rupture exist in some amount. It is possible that oral insulin analogues can affect the diabetic retinopathy...
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None declared. - Published on: 22 September 2016Comment on: Changes observed in diabetic retinopathy: eight-year follow-up of a Spanish populationShow More
I read with great interest the article by Romero- Aroca et al. titled "Changes observed in diabetic retinopathy: eight-year follow-up of a Spanish population" [1]. Insulin usage has found to be a risk factor for progression of DRP. Authors conclude this result as relaxation of patients in metabolic control. Beside this conclusion, insulin analogues may directly cause progression of DRP. Insulin and its analogues stimulate ins...
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