Transcript: Study Challenges Blood-Sugar Control for Diabetics

ROBERT SIEGEL
NPR All Things Considered
02-06-2008
Study Challenges Blood-Sugar Control for Diabetics

Host: ROBERT SIEGEL
Time 21:00-22:00 PM


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ROBERT SIEGEL, host:

This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Robert Siegel.

MICHELE NORRIS, host:

And I'm Michele Norris.

The government announced today it was revamping a big diabetes study because some patients were dying of a treatment designed to help them.

NPR's Richard Knox reports the finding challenges the belief that all patients should try to get their blood sugar as close to those of people without diabetes.

RICHARD KNOX: Millions of patients with diabetes are struggling to get their blood sugars as close to normal ...

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