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Diabetic patients are more likely to have heart failure.
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High blood sugar can damage blood vessels and the nerves that control our heart.
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High blood pressure.
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This is a major risk for heart diseases and stroke.
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When a person has both high blood pressure and diabetes, their risk for cardiovascular diseases increases even more.
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Obesity.
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Obesity is strongly related with insulin resistance.
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Weight loss may improve cardiovascular risk and decrease insulin concentration and increase insulin sensitivity.
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Poorly controlled blood sugar.
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Diabetes can cause blood sugar to rise to dangerous levels.
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So medication is important in order to manage our blood sugar.
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Smoking can cause higher risks of heart diseases and strokes in diabetic patients.
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Abnormal cholesterol.
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Diabetic patients often have unhealthy cholesterol levels including high ldl cholesterol and low hdl cholesterol...