Mediterranean Diet is a heart-healthy diet followed by countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, focuses on plant-based foods with moderate intakes of fish and poultry.
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BOSTON - (December 16, 2020) - Intensive interventions to reduce blood glucose and blood pressure levels in type 2 diabetes reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN), a frequent but underdiagnosed complication of diabetes that can be life-threatening.
In a study led by Alessandro Doria, MD, PhD, MPH, from the Joslin Diabetes Center and Harvard Medical School, and Rodica Pop Busui, MD, PhD, of the University of Michigan, published online in
Diabetes Care, researchers found that intensive glycemic control reduced CAN risk by 17%, while intensive blood pressure control reduced risks by 22%.
They also found that intensive control of blood glucose was more effective in individuals with no history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and that blood pressure lowering was more effective in individuals older than 65 years, suggesting that some degree of personalization of risk reduction might be possible.
Earlier-in-life diabetes diagnosis increases heart disease risk
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The earlier in life a person develops diabetes, the more likely they are to have other health problems develop over time, according to new research. File Photo by Andrey Popov/Shutterstock
The earlier in life type 2 diabetes arises, the deadlier it is, a new analysis finds.
The study, which pooled the results of 26 previous ones, revealed a clear pattern: The younger people were when they developed type 2 diabetes, the greater their risk of complications like heart disease and stroke.
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For each year type 2 diabetes was delayed, the risk of blood vessel diseases fell by 3% to 5%.
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