A longitudinal study published this week found that reversing prediabetes can cut the risk of deadly heart complications by 58% compared with leaving elevated blood sugar untreated.
Participants who returned glucose metrics to normal ranges through diet, exercise or medication saw fewer hospitalizations for heart failure and coronary events over follow-up years.
Cardiologists said the magnitude of benefit rivals some pharmaceutical interventions, emphasizing lifestyle medicine’s role alongside drugs.
Prediabetes affects millions of adults who often remain asymptomatic until cardiovascular damage accumulates.
Researchers tracked diverse cohorts, adjusting for smoking and blood pressure to isolate glycemic improvement effects.
Public health agencies may use the statistic to promote screening programs in primary care clinics.
Clinicians cautioned that individual results vary and that sustained remission requires ongoing monitoring.
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