Protection From Retinopathy and Other Complications in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes of Extreme Duration

Abstract

The Medalist population is likely enriched for protective factors against complications. These factors might prove useful to the general population with diabetes if they can be used to induce protection against long-term complications. Specific AGE combinations were strongly associated with complications, indicating a link between AGE formation or processing with development of diabetic vasculopathy.