Diabetes treatment cuts heart risk (UK)

Diabetics can cut their heart attack risk by almost a fifth by driving down blood sugar levels, research has shown. A study pooling information from five trials showed intensive treatment of type 2 diabetes led to fewer heart attacks and less heart disease. However stepping up treatment to lower blood sugar had no effect on strokes and did not alter death rates. The research, involving more than 33,000 patients in total, compared the effects of standard therapy with that of intense treatment regimens - Channel 4