Diabetes can harm your heart
By Claresa Levetan, M.D.
It may come as a surprise to learn that a diagnosis of diabetes brings a greater risk of developing heart disease, and a host of additional risk factors for your heart. But there are steps you can take to prevent diabetes, or to minimize its health consequences.
Understand risk factorsOngoing research indicates that diabetes and other chronic health conditions such as obesity damage the structure and function of the heart. People with diabetes may develop heart disease at a younger age than those without diabetes – as early as age 30. In fact, having Type 2 diabetes elevates the risk of heart attack or heart disease to the equivalent risk level of a person who has already suffered a heart attack.
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