Evidence-based hope in diabetes

In this study, the people with type 2 diabetes who didn’t have any of those extra risk factors, they’re likely to have had their first heart attack was less than people who didn’t have diabetes.So again, it’s only one study. I don’t want to overstate it, but the purpose of this is to say this is what’s possible. With good care, decent care, odds are pretty good, you can do well. And again, live a long and healthy life. So, evidence-based hope. Guys, what do you think?  Scott K. Johnson: I mean, that looks wonderful to me. It really made me smile looking at the type 2 diabetes plus no additional risks being the same or even, as you mentioned, a little lower than without type 2 diabetes. That’s amazing. Susan Guzman: Yeah, and in the interest of time, we didn’t include all of the data, but we’re not just talking about no risks, because even if you have fewer risks, that line goes down. So even if you don’t smoke, for example, one fewer risk factor, and your risk goes down. So every one of those five risk factors that you can take off, it matters. Bill Polonsky: Every single one counted, absolutely. Yeah, your efforts can make a big difference.To be fair, the last point I want to mention about this is...
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