A new study indicates that the diabetes drug Lantus is no more likely to cause diabetic retinopathy than insulin. The 5-year study on Lantus versus NPH insulin showed similar rates of safety and retinopathy in both groups, despite an earlier study which linked Lantus to the eye disease.
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This is a study to compare the effectiveness of biphasic insulin aspart 70/30 versus insulin glargine in patients with Type 2 diabetes. This national... Read more »