Type 2 diabetes & your heart What’s the connection?

 

 


<div class="mid_txt">Diabetes causes plaque <br class="br767"><br class="br1024">buildup <br class="br1250">that can clog <br class="br767"><br class="br1024">arteries, <span class="red"><strong>leading to <br class="br1250">a <br class="br767"><br class="br1024">heart attack or stroke</strong></span></div>
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<div class=Diabetes causes plaque buildup 
that can clog arteries, leading to 
a heart attack or stroke



<div class="mid_txt">If you have diabetes, <br class="br1024">you are <br class="br767">up <br class="br1250">to <span class="blue"><strong>4x more <br class="br1024">likely to <br class="br767"><br class="br1250">develop <br class="br1024">heart disease</strong></span></div>
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<div class=If you have diabetes, you are up 
to 4x more likely to 
develop heart disease
 


<div class="mid_txt">Heart disease is the<br class="br1024"><span class="red"><strong> #1 cause <br class="br767"><br class="br1250">of death</strong></span><br class="br1024"> in adults with <br class="br1250">type 2 <br class="br1024">diabetes</div>
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<div class=Heart disease is the #1 cause 
of death
 in adults with 
type 2 diabetes
 


<div class="mid_txt">In adults with type 2 <br class="br767"><br class="br1024">diabetes, <br class="br1250"><span class="blue"><strong>2 out of 3 <br class="br1024">deaths <br class="br767">are <br class="br1250">caused <br class="br1024">by heart disease</strong></span></div>
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<div class=In adults with type 2 diabetes, 
2 out of 3 deaths are 
caused by heart disease