How can diabetes affect cardiovascular health?
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of early death among people with diabetes. Adults with diabetes are two to four times more likely than people without diabetes to have heart disease or experience a stroke. At least 65% of people with diabetes die from heart disease or stroke. About 70% of people with diabetes also have high blood pressure. See the following for more information: • The Link Between Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease from the National Diabetes Education Program • Heart and Blood Vessel Problems from the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) publication, Take Charge of Your Diabetes.
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of early death among people with diabetes. Adults with diabetes are two to four times more likely than people without diabetes to have heart disease or experience a stroke. At least 65% of people with diabetes die from heart disease or stroke. About 70% of people with diabetes also have high blood pressure.
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of early death among people with diabetes. Adults with diabetes are two to four times more likely than people without diabetes to have heart disease or experience a stroke. At least 65% of people with diabetes die from heart disease or stroke. About 70% of people with diabetes also have high blood pressure. See the following for more information: • The Link Between Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease from the National Diabetes Education Program • Heart and Blood Vessel Problems from the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) publication, Take Charge of Your Diabetes. [Top] How are cholesterol, triglyceride, weight, and blood pressure problems related to diabetes? People with type 2 diabetes have high rates of cholesterol and triglyceride abnormalities, obesity, and high blood pressure, all of which are major contributors to higher rates of cardiovascular disease. Many people with diabetes have several of these conditions at the sam
