A new study is giving hope to patients with type 2 diabetes as its been found that proper medical care and taking natural diabetes remedies may help prevent coronary artery disease.
Until recently, it was believed that those with type 2 diabetes and heart disease had a very grim prognosis, but now some physicians feel that patients can continue to have a long life if they make lifestyle changes.
According to research found in the journal Circulation, 2,368 individuals with diabetes and coronary artery disease were followed for five years, where their doctors would advise them with intensive medical therapy, supply them with medication and promote lifestyle choices.
It was found that those who followed these methods had the same survival rate as those who had an angioplasty procedure, which is when a balloon instrument clears artery blockage. Only 5 percent of patients who had either the intensive medical therapy or the angioplasty died over the course of five years.
“Our primary goal always is to prevent heart attacks from occurring,” said study head Dr. Bernard Chaitman. However, our research found that angioplasty is not always necessary in preventing a heart attack or cardiac-related death just because a blocked artery is present.”