Heart Disease, Peripheral Vascular Disease and Diabetes Information on Symptoms and Prevention
Diabetes patients are at a higher risk of developing complications from heart disease. While this condition is increased with all diabetics the condition is more common in those with
type 2 diabetes.
High blood sugar levels or high glucose levels can cause the glucose to attach to proteins in the blood and alter their normal structure or function. This causes the blood vessels to become thicker and less elastic, making it harder for the blood to squeeze through. When blood flow becomes restricted in the heart it can lead to heart disease.
The most common cause of this disease in people with high blood sugar levels is hardening of the coronary arteries or atherosclerosis, which is the buildup of cholesterol in the blood vessels that supply oxygen and nutrition to the heart. This build up of cholesterol usually begins before the increase blood sugar occurs in type 2 diabetes. Meaning, this disease is almost always established prior to the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes.
Since diabetics are at higher risk for heart attacks and strokes, which are leading causes of death in the United States and Canada, prevention of all three of these dangerous conditions is very important. Learn how to prevent diabetes, heart attacks and stroke by raising your
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Common (Mens) Symptoms of a Heart Attack
- Shortness of breath
- Feeling faint or weak
- Feeling dizzy
- Excessive and unexplained sweating
- Pain in the shoulders, jaw, and left arm
- Chest pain and pressure (especially during activity)
- Nausea
- Cramping in your legs while walking or hips or buttocks pain
- Cold feet
- Decreased or absent pulses in the feet or legs
- Loss of fat under the skin of the lower parts of the legs
- Loss of hair on the lower parts of the legs
Treatment Options for Heart Attacks
- Aspirin therapy – to reduce the risks of blood clots
- Eating a
healthy diet
- Exercise – not just for weight loss, but also to improve blood sugar levels, high blood pressure, cholesterol and to decrease abdominal fat, a risk factor.
- Medication
- Surgery
- Take
natural supplements
to fill in the gaps of nutritional deficiencies.
Treatment Options for Peripheral Vascular Disease
- A regular walking program (45 minutes per day)
- Special footwear
- Aspirin therapy to reduce the risk of blood clots
- Medication
- Do not smoke
- Take
natural supplements
to fill in the gaps of nutritional deficiencies.
Other conditions affected by heart and blood flow problems are angina, heart failure, arrhythmias, acute coronary syndrome, aortic aneurysm and dissection, cardiomyopathy, congenial heart disease, rheumatic heart disease. These are all problems that can cause serious health concerns and should be monitored and treated by a health care professional.
Ways to keep your heart healthy
- Get your blood sugar levels as normal as possible
- Control your blood pressure (Target is 130/80)
- Control your cholesterol numbers
- Lose weight
- Take an aspirin regimen
- Exercise regularly
- Start a heart healthy diet
- Quit smoking
- Take
natural supplements
to fill in the gaps of nutritional deficiencies.
