Patients with prediabetes reduced their heart risk by up to 58% when they successfully lowered their blood sugar, researchers reported in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. Essentially, reversing prediabetes by lowering blood sugar matters more to your heart than any healthy habits you adopt, researchers said. In the U.S., more than 1 in 3 adults has prediabetes, researchers said in background notes. Likewise, the risk of heart attack, stroke and other heart-related emergencies fell by 42% in people who reversed their prediabetes. SOURCES: King’s College London, news release, Dec. 12, 2025; The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, Dec. 12, 2025What This Means For YouReversing prediabetes appears to be key in protecting future heart health.

Source: Daily Sun December 22, 2025 13:16 UTC