Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke Could Happen To You

Did you know that if you have diabetes you have a greater chance of dying from heart disease or stroke and did not make any difference if you are a woman or a man? One reason is high blood sugar levels make the walls thick blood vessels and cause them to lose their elasticity, which in turn makes it harder for blood to pass through.

Type 1 diabetes is known as juvenile diabetes, and usually affects children and young adults and genetically related. The following are some conditions that are commonly found in people with type 2 diabetes, known as adult onset diabetes, heart disease and stroke.



Depression: Depression doubles the risk of people getting diabetes and after being diagnosed with diabetes a person will go through major lifestyle changes that will cause them to become more depressed. Dietary changes and medication to take is one of the things that cause them to become more depressed.

Obesity: Obesity is a major risk factor for heart disease and is strongly associated with insulin resistance. Losing weight has been shown to improve cardiovascular health with diabetes.

Inactivity: Lack of exercise are major risk factors. Along with losing weight, exercise has helped to reduce blood pressure and risk of heart attack and stroke.

Hypertension: High blood pressure has long been recognized as a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. If you have both hypertension and diabetes risk of heart disease two-fold.

A symptom of diabetes is diabetic person's skin becomes very dry and flaky due to excessive water loss, leading to dehydration which can lead to coma. Also it takes a long time to wound or wounds to heal. Diabetes is usually accompanied by weight loss suddenly. There are many things that may or may not be a symptom of diabetes. If you think you may have diabetes, go to your doctor immediately to find out and it never hurts to have your heart checked at the same time.