Drug Therapy As Effective As Surgery For Diabetics

Results of a new study find that diabetes patients suffering from blocked arteries may not always benefit from surgery as a first form of treatment.

This news comes from the results of a new study which is going to be published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The study, featured 2,368 people from 6 countries, all of whom diabetic patients and treated via either drugs or bypass surgery for blocked arteries.

According to researchers of the study, diabetics who experience heart blockages, can be treated via drugs just as effectively as by having surgery.

This study finding is good news for diabetes patients as it offers a less invasive, apparently effective method of treating blocked arteries.

Dr. Trevor Orchard of the University of Pittsburgh who led the study, said “The insulin sensitization drugs are not harmful . . . and may be a little better.”