Landmark Study Shows Blood Pressure Drugs Cut Death Rate in Type 2 Diabetes

The largest-ever study of treatments for type 2 diabetes has shown that a combination of two blood pressure lowering drugs reduced the risk of death, as well as the risks of heart and kidney disease. The ADVANCE (Action in Diabetes and Vascular Disease) Study was led by researchers at The George Institute for International Health who presented the results at the recent European Congress of Cardiology in Vienna.

MORE ON THIS TOPIC