Delayed onset of type 2 diabetes significantly reduces risk of cardiovascular disease

People with impaired glucose tolerance may significantly lower their risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and microvascular disease by delaying the onset of type 2 diabetes by six years or more, or by returning to a normal level of glucose tolerance altogether, according to a study presented at the American Diabetes Association annual conference. The study, Early Progression to Diabetes or Regression to Normal Glucose Tolerance Among People with Impaired Glucose Tolerance Affects Long-Term Outcomes: Thirty-Year Follow-Up of Da Qing Diabetes Prevention Study,€  found that people with impaired glucose tolerance have a much higher likelihood of developing and a higher risk of developing CVD