Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Feb 2017
Diabetes drug that cuts sugar will also reduce heart problems
2 February 2017 - Diabetes will no longer be a death sentence for many sufferers, with a drug often prescribed to lower sugar levels found to significantly reduce heart problems — the biggest killer of diabetics.
Australian doctors have been given the green light to prescribe the drug Jardiance to type-2 diabetics with cardiovascular issues — a move hailed as a significant advance in the battle against the growing scourge of diabetes.
About 80 per cent of sufferers die from cardiovascular complications.
Many existing diabetes medications lower blood sugar levels, which can prevent complications such as blindness and kidney damage, but do nothing for heart health.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration has now listed Jardiance for use to reduce cardiovascular deaths in diabetics — the first drug to ever offer that benefit.
