A complication of diabetes is diabetic retinopathy. This complication damages the blood vessels in the retina, the light sensitive tissue at the back of the eye.

ACCORD, or the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes, is a study with 1,310 participants. ACCORDION, the followup study of ACCORD, tested three treatment strategies to decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes.

“GLYCEMIC CONTROL HAS POSITIVE EFFECT ON BLOOD VESSELS”

The results from ACCORDION suggest that lowering blood glucose can reduce the development of retinal complications in the late phases of type 2 diabetes and that short-term changes in blood sugar have an effect. These findings are more evidence that glycemic control has positive effects on blood vessels.