Treatment for type-2 diabetic heart disease

[Northerner]

University of Otago researchers have discovered one of the reasons why more than 50 per cent of people with type 2 diabetes die from heart disease.

And perhaps more significantly, they have found how to treat it.

Associate Professor Rajesh Katare, of the Department of Physiology, says it has been known that stem cells in the heart of diabetic patients are impaired. While stem cell therapy has proved effective in treating heart disease, it is not the case in diabetic hearts.

It has not been known why; until now.

It comes down to tiny molecules called microRNA which control gene expression.

Treatment for type-2 diabetic heart disease

Researchers have discovered one of the reasons why more than 50 per cent of people with type 2 diabetes die from heart disease. And perhaps more significantly, they have found a way to treat it.

www.sciencedaily.com

die 'from', or with?

 

[mikeyB]

die 'from', or with?

It’s difficult to say retrospectively, because of the way deaths are certified. The terminal event may be cardiac, but diabetes may well be listed as contributing, without there being any true connection.

Indeed, the title of the thread implies that there is such a thing as diabetic heart disease, but how many of our T2 pals on the forum are suffering from such a thing?