强化血糖疗法可以防止或推迟这种疾病的许多代谢后遗症。
肾小管功能障碍几乎普遍存在于青少年和成人患者中,并与肾小管酸化缺陷、高钙尿症和低枸橼酸尿症存在关联。[21]Weinstein DA, Somers MJG, Wolfsdorf JI. Decreased urinary citrate excretion in type 1a glycogen storage disease. J Pediatr. 2001;138:378-382.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11241046?tool=bestpractice.com[32]Restaino I, Kaplan BS, Stanley C, et al. Nephrolithiasis, hypocitraturia, and a distal renal tubular acidification defect in type 1 glycogen storage disease. J Pediatr. 1993;122:392-396.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8441093?tool=bestpractice.com低枸橼酸尿症和高钙尿症的结合,使患者易患肾钙化和肾结石,[21]Weinstein DA, Somers MJG, Wolfsdorf JI. Decreased urinary citrate excretion in type 1a glycogen storage disease. J Pediatr. 2001;138:378-382.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11241046?tool=bestpractice.com而柠檬酸补充剂可以预防这些并发症。