Easy step to guard individuals with sort 1 diabetes towards coronary heart illness
One additional injection of insulin three hours after eating has been shown to protect people with type 1 diabetes from cardiovascular disease -- the leading cause of death among people with the condition. A small preliminary clinical trial published in Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research has found the easy step allows people with type 1 diabetes to better regulate their blood sugar levels. Crucially, it also reduces fat and inflammatory markers in the blood that can damage blood vessels and heart disease. People with type 1 diabetes are up to ten times more likely to suffer from cardiovascular disease than the general population, and the condition accounts for more than half of all deaths in this patient group. The team are now looking to continue with a larger trial over a longer period to look at blood vessel health and diabetes control. In the UK, most people with type 1 diabetes regulate their blood sugar levels by injecting insulin throughout the day. The dose after m...