Research says, if blood glucose levels are reduced in people with diabetes, the risk of a heart attack can be lowered.
University of Cambridge carried out the study and worked on information collected on 33,000 patients across five trials.
The research confirmed that intensive treatment of Type 2 diabetes led to 17 per cent less heart attacks.
Diabetes has always been linked to heart diseases. Other risk factors are usually obesity and habits like smoking.
People in the standard group maintained blood glucose levels at an average of 7.5 per cent HbA1c in the study.  He patients who were in the intensive group maintained HbA1c levels of an average of 6.6 per cent.
The second group had 17 per cent fewer heart attacks and 15 per cent less chance of heart disease. This was not the case with the first group the study said.
Dr Victoria King, who is the Research Manager at Diabetes UK said, “This research is a meta-analysis which looks at five individual studies and reinforces the importance of good blood glucose control in people with diabetes.”
“Diabetes UK advises that people with diabetes should work towards keeping their blood glucose levels within the target ranges agreed with their healthcare team. This reduces the risk of long-term diabetes complications such as heart disease, kidney disease and stroke as well as short-term diabetes complications such as hypoglycaemia.”
The glucose levels in the blood average between 4 and 5 per cent using a measurement called HbA1c (glycosolated haemoglobin), in a person without diabetes.
With the help of medication and lifestyle changes, people with diabetes should aim to keep them either under 6.5 per cent or 7.5 per cent if they are at risk of hypoglycaemia (hypo) as the glucose levels in the blood can be much higher.
For more information, please refer to the source of this article.