CV impact of diabetes treatment still uncertain
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Clinicians' understanding of the impact of diabetes medicines on cardiovascular risk has been further muddied by mixed results from a meta-analysis involving over 100,000 patients.
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