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Diabetes Increases Risk of Dying After Heart Attack
A new study at Brigham and Women's Hospital tracked more than 60,000 patients over a period of 10 years. They found that a heart attack is even more dangerous when the patient has diabetes.
"What the study found is that diabetics who have heart attacks, both small heart attacks or large heart attacks, are at significantly increased risk of dying through the first year after their heart attack compared to patients who don't have diabetes." said Dr. Garrick Stewart, a researcher for Brigham and Women's.
He says, "Most diabetes is what we call Type 2 diabetes related to obesity, inactivity and if people are more active, watch their diets, they can prevent the development of diabetes and reduce their risk of ever having a heart attack."
This is a series problem because 20 million Americans have diabetes and the problem is growing. In addition to heart disease, diabetics are at an increased risk for other health problems such as the eye, nerve and kidney disease.