Diabetes & Cardiac complications presentations

Diabetes and cardiac complications

1. Diabetes & Cardiac complications Patient education

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3. Diabetes & Complications Cardiovascular disease Stroke Atherosclerosis What can you do? People with diabetes have an increased risk of developing a number of serious health problems.  Take a closer look at these major diabetes complications:

4. Cardiovascular disease High blood glucose from diabetes can damage your  blood vessels  and the nerves that control your heart and blood vessels. Over time, this damage can lead to heart disease

5. Stroke Diabetes can increase your risk for many health conditions, including stroke. In general, people with diabetes are  1.5 ti m es  more likely to have a stroke than people without diabetes.

6. Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis accounts for virtually 80% of all deaths among diabetic patients. 2 Diabetes-related metabolic imbalances promote vascular dysfunction, which increases risk for atherosclerosis. 1

7. What can you do?