India, Dec. 16 -- A new study has shown that lowering blood sugar levels halves the likelihood of serious heart problems in people with prediabetes.

According to King's College London research, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, bringing blood glucose back to normal levels - effectively reversing prediabetes - cuts the risk of death from heart disease or hospital admission for heart failure by more than 50%.

Together, these discoveries present a new, life-saving target for prediabetes and the prevention of cardiovascular disease, while potentially signalling a paradigm change for the way these conditions are treated by clinicians.

Dr Andreas Birkenfeld, Reader in Diabetes at King's and lead author of the study, said: "Th...