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ADVANCE study results released

3 September 2007

An international study has suggested that people with type 2 diabetes combining two blood pressure lowering medications are less likely to experience complications such as kidney failure and stroke.

The Australian led ADVANCE (Action in Diabetes and Vascular Disease) Study involved more than 11,000 patients with type 2 diabetes from 20 countries and the participants, all aged 55 or older, who received either a combination of medications or a placebo.

Over the course of the four years, the researchers from The George Institute for International Health in Sydney found that people with the combined therapy had an average reduction in blood pressure compared with the placebo group.

People who got the combined therapy were nine per cent less likely to have a heart disease event, such as stroke or heart attack, over the treatment period. They were also 18 per cent less likely to die from heart disease and 14 per cent less likely to die from any cause.

The researchers found that the impact of the combined therapy occurred regardless of the participants' blood pressure at the beginning of the study.

They say that while benefits of blood pressure lowering medication are known for people who have high blood pressure, the study shows the positive effects for people who blood pressure is not elevated.

Dr Neville Howard, President of Diabetes Australia-NSW says people with diabetes should talk with their endocrinologist about what medications are best for them.

Blood pressure is the pressure of the blood in the arteries as the heart pumps it
around the body. Diabetes and high blood pressure are often found together.

Research has shown that good management of blood pressure reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes, stroke, kidney disease, eye disease and nerve damage.

Source:
- The George Institute, media release, ‘Australian-led international study shows blood pressure drugs cut death rate in type 2 diabetes’, 2 September

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