Reducing SBP And LDL, In Addition To Glucose Control, May Cut CV Risk In T2D.

Heartwire  (1/30, Stiles) reports that diabetes patients "who kept their systolic blood pressure (SBP), low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) levels all under control showed a 2.5-fold drop in risk of cardiovascular-disease hospitalization over six years, compared with those who controlled none of the three risk factors, in an observational study with >26 000 patients." Investigators found that "most of the observed benefit came from maintenance of SBP and LDL-cholesterol per guidelines, that is <130 mm Hg and <100 mg/dL, respectively, with less of a contribution from achieving glycemic control, HbA1C <7%." The research was published online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.