Blood-haemoglobin ( Hgb ) fell from 8.5 + / - 0.8 to a nadir of 7.8 + / - 0.9 mmol l-1 at 6 months ( P < 0.0001 ) in IDDM patients treated with Cs but not in the placebo patients ( 8.5 + / - 0.8 to 8.8 + / - 0.9 mmol l-1 , NS ) .
