how is the heart affected being a diabetic patient?!
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One thing I know of in particular my Dr warned me about, was that it causes the arteries to harden. This makes it harder for the heart to pump blood to the extremities, leading to complications with wounds healing and foot infections that can lead to amputations.
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Every part of your body can be affected from diabetes from head to toes. I have been a diabetic for 50 years and have some complications but still kicking. Hang in there-have a positive outlook and take very good care of yourself-GOOD LUCK!!
If left untreated, diabetes mellitus may cause life-threatening complications. Type 1 diabetes can result in diabetic coma (a state of unconsciousness caused by extremely high levels of glucose in the blood) or death. In both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, complications may include blindness, kidney failure, and heart disease. Diabetes can cause tiny blood vessels to become blocked; when this occurs in blood vessels of the eye, it can result in retinopathy (the breakdown of the lining at the back of the eye), causing blindness. Diabetes mellitus is the leading cause of new cases of blindness in people aged 20 to 74. When diabetes affects the kidney it is called nephropathy (the inability of the kidney to properly filter body toxins). About 40 percent of new cases of end-stage renal disease (kidney failure) are caused by diabetes mellitus. Blockages of large blood vessels in diabetics can lead to many cardiovascular problems, including high blood pressure, heart attack, and stroke. Although these conditions also occur in nondiabetic individuals, people with diabetes are two to four times more likely to develop cardiovascular disorders.
Diabetes mellitus may also cause loss of feeling, particularly in the lower legs. This numbness may prevent a person from feeling the pain or irritation of a break in the skin or of foot infection until after complications have developed, possibly necessitating amputation of the foot or leg. Burning pain, sensitivity to touch, and coldness of the foot, conditions collectively known as neuropathy, can also occur. Other complications include higher-risk pregnancies in diabetic women and a greater occurrence of dental disease.
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Diabetes is a risk factor for high blood pressure and atherosclerosis. Cardiac disease can be prevented by maintaining a healthy weight and keeping tight control on your blood glucose levels (making sure your glucose never gets too high or too low).
All diabetics should be on an ACE Inhibitor (like lisinopril.it prevents the heart from changing shape/pumping harder to compensate for the body's changes)and 81mg of Aspirin. Both have been shown to decrease death and prevent complications.
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