Circulation, suggests that early treatment of people with type 2 diabetes for cardiovascular disease may significantly reduce cardiovascular events and mortality.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 10 people in the United States have diabetes, and of those, 90–95% have type 2 diabetes.The cells of a person with type 2 diabetes do not react to insulin in the way they should.
A person’s pancreas produces insulin, which enables the sugar carried by the bloodstream to enter the cells of the body.Because blood sugar is not being removed from a person’s bloodstream, their blood sugar levels can increase to dangerous levels.