Blood pressure drugs could protect against type 2 diabetes – study

Blood pressure drugs could protect against type 2 diabetes – study (Anthony Devlin/PA)

Lowering high blood pressure is an effective way of reducing someone’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes, research suggests.

Blood pressure-lowering drugs are already prescribed to lower an individual’s chance of a life-threatening heart attack or stroke, but until now it had not been known whether the medications can help stave off diabetes.