Diabetic patients are unable to effectively regulate blood glucose, which leads to periods of both hypo- and hyperglycemia [1]. High glucose increases reactive oxygen species formation [2], permeability [3], apoptosis [4], and basement membrane protein production [5] in endothelial cells. Recently hypoglycemia has been proposed to increase reactive species and apoptosis [6] and upregulate VEGF [7].

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