Solini A, Vergnani L, Ricci F, Crepaldi G
Glycosaminoglycans delay the progression of nephropathy in
NIDDM
Diabetes Care
(May) 20:819-824 1997

This paper pertains to patients with NIDDM. See also the paper demonstrating
similar
results in type I diabetes by
Van de Pijl et al in JASN of this year.
The full text of this article is available from the ADA at
this site.