Discovery Cuts Heart Risk for Diabetes Patients Using Insulin

Discovery Cuts Heart Risk for Diabetes Patients Using Insulin: Scientists from Yorkshire have uncovered a new approach that could protect diabetes patients from heart damage linked to long-term treatment with insulin. The finding could change the way patients are treated. A team of vascular biologists at Leeds University, U.K., have discovered that a naturally occurring substance known as C-peptide protects blood vessels from the harmful effects of insulin -- a finding that could revolutionize the way patients are treated. See this week's Item #4.