ADA: ACCORD Diabetes Trial a Complete Bust

Think they have an idea of how to treat your fat person diabetes?

"Not only was ultra-tight glucose control linked to excess deaths in the star-crossed ACCORD trial, but it was no more effective than standard therapy in reducing cardiovascular events among patients with type 2 diabetes, researchers said here.

Intensive treatment was also associated with significantly higher rates of hypoglycemia requiring assistance and with weight gain of more than 10 kg, according to Hertzel Gerstein, M.D., of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, at a press briefing at the American Diabetes Association meeting.

A formal report on the 10,251-patient Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) study by Dr. Gerstein and colleagues in the New England Journal of Medicine was released early online to coincide with the briefing."

Type 2 diabetes is what fat people get.

"The intensive-treatment arm of ACCORD had been halted in February after interim analysis revealed the increased mortality."

Apparently, so is dead.

Lose weight.

Gain life.