Heart disease modifiable risk factors - diabetes
Clinical diabetes mellitus, which includes type 1 and type 2 diabetes, increases the risk of CVD. Women are usually more at risk than men. In type 2 diabetes, the CVD risk is four-fold higher in women, and is approximately doubled in men. Adequate control of diabetes reduces the risks of some complications of diabetes, but the effects of such control on the development of CAD are less clear. Controlling blood sugar levels may reduce the risk of complications of CAD. A number of metabolic disturbances, often associated with type 2 diabetes, constitute risk factors for the development of CVD.
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Clinical diabetes mellitus, which includes type 1 and type 2 diabetes, increases the risk of CVD. Women are usually more at risk than men. In type 2 diabetes, the CVD risk is four-fold higher in women, and is approximately doubled in men. Adequate control of diabetes reduces the risks of some complications of diabetes, but the effects of such control on the development of CAD are less clear. Controlling blood sugar levels may reduce the risk of complications of CAD. A number of metabolic disturbances, often associated with type 2 diabetes, constitute risk factors for the development of CVD.
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