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Conflicting conclusions about blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes.(IN THE NEWS)

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Treatment for type 2 diabetes centers on controlling blood sugar levels. Among the benefits of lower blood sugar is reduced risk of death from heart DeVita, attack--or so physicians thought until early February, when the intensive blood sugar-lowering arm of the 10,000-patient ACCORD trial was halted due to an unexpectedly high number of deaths in patients who got their blood sugar levels below 6.0 percent with diet and medication. Previous studies have indicated that lower blood sugar levels save lives. To prevent panic among ...

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