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Does Hugh Sugar Intake Increase Your Risk For Heart Disease And Diabetes

High blood sugar boosts women's heart disease risk

October 03, 2008
High blood sugar levels increase people's risk of developing heart disease, especially among women, new research suggests. In fact, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, women face a greater risk for heart disease at lower blood sugar levels than men. Researchers also found that for any level of blood sugar, women have a higher risk of developing diabetes and heart disease compared with men. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Diabetes, High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol: How One Condition Impacts the Other
By Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

I was diagnosed with Diabetes Type II in 1999. Prior to that date my blood pressure readings... Read more »

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Diabetes Risk during Pregnancy
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

...doctor. One screening my doctor has done is for diabetes. I had this done during my first... Read more »

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The Times on Type 2 Diabetes: Part II
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert

The Times on Type 2 Diabetes Part 2 of 2 Blood Sugar and Heart Disease   Gina Kolata's... Read more »

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Diabetes Awareness Month: Understanding the Link Between Heart Disease and Diabetes
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

...people. However, you may have been unaware that having diabetes can be an accelerating factor in... Read more »

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ACCORD and A1C
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...part of a major North American clinical trial of diabetes and cardiovascular disease called... Read more »

Health Guide

Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer's Deepens
Monday's New York Times article Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer's Deepens provides alarming statistics indicating that increases in diabetes may contribute to the rising toll from Alzheimer's.... Read more »
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Diabetes
...weight gain or obesity, usually carrying extra weight around the waist insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes high cholesterol high blood pressure male-pattern baldness or thinning hair patches of... Read more »
Type 1 Diabetes: Highlights
...2006. It is the first non-injected type of insulin. It is approved for adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.Pramlintide (Symlin), a new injectable drug, was approved in 2005. It is used in... Read more »
Type 2 Diabetes: Risk Factors
Risk FactorsOver 19 million Americans have diabetes; up to 95% of these cases are type 2. In addition, 26% of Americans age 20 and older (and 40% of Americans age 65 and older) have impaired fasting... Read more »
The Effects of exercise on Diabetes
Exercise's Effects on DiabetesModerate aerobic exercise can lower your risk for type 2 diabetes. An important study found that adults who worked out 2 and 1/2 hours a week cut their risk by... Read more »

Medications

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...sugar level rise, therefore causing or worsening diabetes. This high blood sugar can rarely... Read more »

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...blood sugar level rise, which can cause or worsen diabetes. High blood sugar can rarely cause... Read more »

Related News

High Blood Sugar Increases Birth Risks
May 20, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Even if a pregnant woman doesn't have diabetes, higher than normal blood sugar levels put her and her babies at risk for birth... Read summary »

Diabetics Short Changed in Nursing Homes
May 29, 2007

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Nursing home residents who have diabetes may not be getting the kind of care they need to prevent deadly complications of the... Read summary »

Lack of sleep linked to metabolic syndrome
October 03, 2008

Two new studies have shown a connection between not getting enough sleep and developing metabolic syndrome. Getting less than six hours of sleep per... Read summary »

Some Diabetics at Higher Risk for Heart Disease
December 15, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The combination of genetics and glycemic control may make some diabetics more likely to have heart disease. A new report from... Read summary »

Diabetes Drug Slows Early Puberty in Girls
June 27, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) There's new help for young girls who are at risk of going through puberty early and developing insulin resistance a risk factor... Read summary »