New Delhi: Prediabetic patients, who lower their blood sugar levels and can achieve remission, can effectively reduce the likelihood of serious heart problems by nearly 60 per cent, according to a study.

The research, published in the journal The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, showed that bringing blood glucose back to normal levels — effectively reversing prediabetes — cuts the risk of death from heart disease or hospital admission for heart failure.

People who had achieved remission from prediabetes had a 58 per cent lower risk of cardiovascular death or hospitalisation from heart failure. This effect persisted decades after normalising glucose levels, suggesting a lasting impact on regulating blood glucose, said researchers from King’s College London, UK.

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