Silver Book Fact
Intensive Glycemic Control in People with Diabetes

Intensive glycemic control in diabetics reduced their:
- Adjusted mean risk of DR by 76%
- Risk of progression by 54%
- Rates of laser surgery by 56%
- Risk of DME by 23%
World Health Organization. Prevention of Blindness from Diabetes Mellitus: Report of a WHO consultation. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO Press; 2005. http://www.who.int/diabetes/publications/prevention_diabetes2006/en/. Accessed May 17, 2016