Diabetes is known as a silent killer disease, people who have diabetes may be at risk of developing many types of chronic diseases. Uncontrolled blood sugar is considered to increase the risk of developing complications related to the eyes, kidneys, and nerves over time.
In a recent study, researchers said that people with diabetes may also have a higher risk of heart disease over time. This risk is especially seen in diabetic women. In a study related to this, researchers have warned that women suffering from diabetes may have a 12 percent higher risk of developing heart disease and its complications than men.
The conclusion of the study presented at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference (DUKPC) states that women with type-2 diabetes may have a 20 percent higher risk of developing heart-related complications than those without diabetes. People who are suffering from diabetes should also take special care of their heart health.
Risk of heart problems in diabetic patients
It is important to first understand how diabetes causes heart disease.
Doctors say that over time, increased sugar levels start damaging many organs as well as blood vessels and nerves that control your heart. People suffering from diabetic neuropathy, in whom the nerves become weak, may have more of this type of risk. In case of weakness of nerves, the artery walls can be damaged when blood pressure increases. The risk of problems like silent heart attack also increases significantly in those with diabetic neuropathy.
What do the researchers say?
Professor Martin Rutter at Manchester Royal Infirmary says in the study report, it has also been observed that women with type-2 diabetes have a higher risk of being overweight than men with this disease. On average, the women included in the study were overweight compared to men.
Being obese along with diabetes can increase your complications even more. Obesity also increases the risk of high blood pressure and cholesterol, which over time harms heart health.
Heart disease in women
According to the American Heart Association, women should not be given aggressive treatment for heart diseases. Many women are also advised to be cautious about cardiac procedures. On this basis, the study says that women with type-2 diabetes are also less advised to be given lipid-lowering drugs and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors. In such a situation, heart diseases need to be managed in different ways.
What is the advice of experts?
In the conclusion of the study, health experts say, all people are advised to keep preventing both diabetes and heart disease. If you are a victim of diabetes, then take serious care of your heart health. People with a family history of diabetes, being overweight-obesity, inactive lifestyle can also increase complications. Both heart disease and diabetes can be prevented by keeping the lifestyle and eating habits right.
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