The link between diabetes and heart disease

CROWDS ENTERTAINED.
BRITTANY:
MORE THAN 100-MILLION ADULTS
IN THE UNITED STATES LIVE WITH
DIABETES.AND FOR THOSE PEOPLE,
THE CHANCES OF DEVELOPING
HEART DISEASE OR SUFFERING
FROM A HEART ATTACK ARE HIGH.
... BUT THERE ARE WAYS THAT
MANAGING DIABETES CAN HELP CUT
DOWN ON THOSE RISKS.FAMILY
MEDICINE PHYSICIAN DOCTOR
CESAR GEREZ-MARTINEZ JOINS US
THIS MORNING TO EXPLAIN.
DOCTOR, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
RISK FACTORS FOR DIABETES?THE
BODY OF A PERSON WITH DIABETES
CAUSES BLOOD GLUCOSE (SUGAR)
LEVELS TO RISE HIGHER THAN
NORMAL.Â7 DIABETES RISK
FACTORS INCLUDE:O BEING
OVERWEIGHTO HAVING A PARENT OR
SIBLING WHO HAS TYPE 2 DIABETES
O LACK OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
(FEWER THAN THREE TIMES PER
WEEK)O SOME ETHNIC GROUPS ARE
AT A HIGHER RISK FOR TYPE 2
DIABETES
HOW CAN DEVELOPING DIABETES
AFFECT OTHER AREAS OF YOUR
HEALTH?DIABETES IS A SERIOUS
DISEASE THAT CAN CAUSE HEART
ATTACK, STROKE, BLINDNESS,
KIDNEY FAILURE, OR LOSS OF
FEET OR LEGS.Â7 PEOPLE WITH
DIABETES ARE ALSO MORE LIKELY
TO HAVE CERTAIN CONDITIONS
THAT INCREASE THE CHANCES OF
HAVING HEART DISEASE OR
STROKE, SUCH AS HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE OR HIGH CHOLESTEROL.
Â7 YOUR HEART MUST WORK
HARDER TO PUMP BLOOD IF YOU
HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. HIGH
BLOOD PRESSURE CAN STRAIN YOUR
HEART, DAMAGE BLOOD VESSELS,
AND INCREASE YOUR RISK OF
HEART ATTACK, STROKE, EYE
PROBLEMS, AND KIDNEY PROBLEMS.
Â7 HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE FROM
DIABETES OVER TIME CAN DAMAGE
YOUR BLOOD VESSELS AND THE
NERVES THAT CONTROL YOUR HEART
AND BLOOD VESSELS.Â7 THE
LONGER YOU HAVE DIABETES, THE
HIGHER THE CHANCES ARE THAT
YOU WILL DEVELOP HEART DISEASE.
HOW CAN DOCTORS DIAGNOSE HEART
DISEASE IN SOMEONE WITH
DIABETES?FORTUNATELY, THE
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The link between diabetes and heart disease

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