"halved the amount of time patients spent with high glucose levels, doubled the amount of time glucose levels were safe" That's huge. Diabetes is a disease tha

"halved the amount of time patients spent with high glucose levels, doubled the amount of time glucose levels were safe" That's huge. Diabetes is a disease that involves damage over time. Sugar (glucose specifically) is an extraordinarily damaging substance when it is present in high concentrations. If you can keep your blood sugar level within the goal range for longer, that means that you've reduced the time window in which significant damage is being done to various organs around the body. This in turn reduces the chance of developing complications of diabetes like kidney disease, retinal disease, neuropathies, and vascular disease of the heart and brain.