By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Sept. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) – For people with diabetes who have a stroke, there may be an ideal blood sugar target to prevent another one or a heart attack, a South Korean study finds.
To determine average blood sugar levels over the past two to three months, the study team used the hemoglobin A1C test. The study included more than 18,500 people with diabetes (average age: 70) who were admitted to the hospital for an ischemic stroke — one caused by a blood clot.
Participants had an average A1C of 7.5%. Anything above 6.5% typically shows diabetes, while levels below 5.7% are considered normal. A year later, researchers found that 1,437 participants, about 8%, had experienced a heart attack or died from vascular disease. About 5% (954) had another stroke.
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