Glycemic Extremes Affect Brain Development in Type 1 Diabetes

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For patients with type 1 diabetes, more exposure to hyperglycemia is associated with a decrease in whole brain gray matter, and severe hypoglycemia is associated with greater decreases in occipital/parietal white matter volume, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in Diabetes

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