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It Takes Time

Many interventions have a time to benefit interval.

As people age they may not have time to benefit from some preventative measures. Keeping Hgb A1c less than 7 takes 8 years for most patients to prevent dialysis and retinopathy.

This tool from UCSF can help put some potential interventions into perspective. eprognosis.ucsf.edu/time_to_benefit.php

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