Diabetes can increase the risk of heart disease and increase the risk of heart attack or a stroke. People with diabetes are also more likely to have certain conditions, or risk factors such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol.
If you have diabetes, you can protect your heart and reduce the associated risks by managing your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, by diet, exercise and sometimes medication.
The most common form of diabetes is type 2 diabetes. This type of diabetes is more closely linked to being overweight; being physically inactive and can run in the family.
More guided information on the management of diabetes:
- Diabetes.org.uk
- Diabetes advice (from BHF)
- Diabetes type 2 (from BDA)