Sugar not to blame in this case of heart disease

The reason diabetics are at high risk of heart disease is not because of their high sugar levels, as measured by HbA1c. — 123rf.com

Patients at high risk for diabetes are also at a high risk for heart disease, but not because of higher sugar levels, according to new research led by the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom.

The research, published recently in the Diabetes Care journal, found that patients at a higher risk for diabetes also had higher heart disease risks, but that this was due largely to a higher prevalence of other heart risk factors, such as obesity, higher blood pressure levels and abnormal lipids.