Complications of Diabetes
Heart and Blood Vessel Disease
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for people with diabetes.Three out of four diabetes-related deaths are caused by heart and blood vessel (cardiovascular) disease. People with diabetes are 2-4 times more likely to have heart disease than persons without diabetes. Even people with type 2 diabetes who do not have heart disease have an increased risk of having a heart attack.
People with diabetes also tend to have other risk factors for heart disease including obesity, high blood pressure, and hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis).In recent years, FDA has approved drugs that lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. It has also approved lipid-altering drugs that target abnormalities of cholesterol and triglycerides.
For more information about diabetes and heart disease, click on this link: HEART DISEASE AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute link: CARDIOVASCULAR INFORMATION
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