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We report a case of severe deterioration in sight despite good metabolic control in a pregnant diabetic patient which has not recovered at two years post-delivery. This was accompanied by a deterioration in renal function which similarly has not improved.
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McCance, D.R., Harley, J.M.G., Maguire, C.F.J. et al. Accelerated retinopathy and nephropathy in diabetic pregnancy. I.J.M.S. 160, 137–139 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02965938
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