Understand the descriptive epidemiology and natural history of both the microvascular and the macrovascular complications of diabetes.

Appreciate the roles of glycemia and other risk factors in the development of complications of diabetes.

Recognize the clinical trial evidence so far accumulated with regard to prevention of complications.

Be able to sufficiently understand the epidemiology of diabetes complications to more effectively design further epidemiological etiologic studies and evaluations of preventive or treatment therapies.

If a health care professional, to more effectively deliver preventive health care to diabetic patients.

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