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Diabetes
Diabetes
substantially increases the risk of heart disease. Diagnosed diabetes
is increasing worldwide and the prevalence of diabetes more than doubled
in the UK since 1991.
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The worldwide prevalence of diabetes is
currently 194,000,000 and is expected to rise to 333,000,000 by the year
2025.
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Heart disease is the major cause of death
in 65-70% of persons with diabetes.
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Diabetics have a higher risk of heart
disease than non-diabetics.
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Diabetic heart disease is often silent,
asymptomatic and goes undetected and unnoticed.
If you are diabetic you could have
undetected heart disease or be at risk of a heart attack and may benefit from
Heart-Scan.
For the latest research on diabetes and
heart disease click here. |
