a marginal trendP = 0.06
Wellcome Trust 10.13039/100004440 098395/Z/12/Z JDRF 10.13039/100000901 Strategic research agreement 201301394 Diabetes UK 10.13039/501100000361 16/0005529 National Institute for Health Research 10.13039/501100000272 NIHR Clinician Scientist CS‐2015‐15‐018 NIHR HEE Senior Clinical Lecturer Fellowship ICA‐S Both the study visit HbA 1c and historic HbA 1c means were similar in both groups Participants in the preserved group had a marginal trend towards higher study visit HbA 1c , 69 vs. 67mmol/mol (8.5% vs. 8.3%), P = 0.06 (Figs 2 and S3 ).