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Diabetes And Heart Disease
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How does Diabetes affect the heart?

posted January 31, 2019 (edited)
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A DiabetesTeam Member

Over time, high blood glucose from diabetes can damage your blood vessels and the nerves that control your heart and blood vessels. The longer you have diabetes, the higher the chances that you will develop heart disease. ... In adults with diabetes, the most common causes of death are heart disease and stroke.

posted February 5, 2019
A DiabetesTeam Member

JeffGlenn said it nicely.

posted February 10, 2019

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