We know that heart disease is currently a major health problem affecting many people. However, you may have been unaware that having diabetes can be an accelerating factor in the disease process.
The American Diabetes Association states that, "More than 65% of people with diabetes die from heart disease or stroke. With diabetes, heart attacks occur earlier in life and often result in death." If you have diabetes your risk of sudden death from a heart attack is actually the same as that of...
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A common diabetes drug may help keep patients from dying from one of the complications of the disease. A new report from Johns... Read more »
Scottish researchers say the dual epidemics of Type II diabetes and obesity will fuel an explosion on the number of people who suffer heart failure.... Read more »
People who get enough vitamin D from sunshine and oily fish may cut their risk of diabetes and heart disease by 43 percent, researchers say. A review... Read more »
Intense efforts to lower blood sugar, cholesterol, and blood pressure does not lower the risk of heart disease in older diabetics, experts say, but... Read more »
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