Scientists have found that a daily combination dose of two blood pressure lowering drugs cuts the chances of dying from Type 2 diabetes.
BP lowering drugs - perindopril and indapamide - for 5 years saved one in 79 patients suffering from Type 2 diabetes, reduced risk of heart attack and strokes by 14 percent and risk of developing kidney diseases by 21 percent, Forbes TV reported.
The scientists studied 11,000 diabetics, all aged 55 and over, in 20 countries. Type 2 diabetics are those who are not dependent on insulin and can control the glucose in their blood by a measured diet, regular exercise and oral medication.