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Diabetics at Risk for Heart Disease

Most of us know that diabetes can lead to severe complications, such as blindness, kidney disease and amputations. But did you know that diabetes also greatly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease?

Essential Self-Care When You Have Diabetes

Because of recent medical advances, people with diabetes can do a lot more these days to help control their disease.

Diabetes and Heart Disease

If you have diabetes, you are two to four times more likely to have heart disease than someone without diabetes. You can control your health risks by making some changes in your life.

Understanding Type 2 Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes makes it hard for the body to use glucose (sugar). Food is still changed into glucose. The glucose still travels in the bloodstream to the cells. But problems with insulin make it hard for glucose to enter the cells.

Coronary Heart Disease (CAD) Learning Center

·Basic Info

Alternative Therapies

Risk Factors

Complications

Prevention