United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study Explained

The United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS)^[1] was the largest clinical research study into diabetes ever conducted at the time.^[2] The study was conceived by Professor Robert Turner at Oxford University in 1976, conducted in the UK in 1977-1997, and published main results in 1998.

See also

• Diabetes Control and Complications Trial

External links

• UK Prospective Diabetes Study
• NGSP website

Notes and References

1. 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)07019-6 . 9742976 . Intensive blood-glucose control with sulphonylureas or insulin compared with conventional treatment and risk of complications in patients with type 2 diabetes (UKPDS 33) . The Lancet . 352 . 9131 . 837–53 . 1998.
2. Web site: UKPDS – Implications for the care of people with Type 2 diabetes - Diabetes UK . 2008-03-23.