If you have plaque in your heart arteries but your blood sugar is normal, you’re less likely to die early and live longer — but it doesn’t seem to stop heart attacks. So keeping your blood sugar in check might help you live longer, even if it doesn’t prevent heart problems.

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Factors of health in the protection against death and cardiovascular disease among adults with subclinical atherosclerosis

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2018 Apr

The study found that adults with hardened arteries who have normal blood sugar live longer and die later, even if they still get heart disease — meaning keeping blood sugar low helps you live longer, even if it doesn’t stop heart attacks.

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Factors of health in the protection against death and cardiovascular disease among adults with subclinical atherosclerosis

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.10.026

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