Are you aware of cardiovascular risk?
People with type 2 diabetes are 2-4 times more likely to have a heart
attack or stroke compared to someone living without diabetes. 1,2,3
Learn how you can reduce the risk.
“If only I had known then what I know now about diabetes complications, then maybe my heart attack could have been prevented.”
Providing you the tools to manage diabetes
In these sections, you can find more information on diabetes, lifestyle tips and treatments.
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References
- Mosenzon O, et al. CAPTURE: a multinational, cross-sectional study of cardiovascular disease prevalence in adults with type 2 diabetes across 13 countries. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2021; 20:154.
- Almdal T, Scharling H, Jensen JS, Vestergaard H. The independent effect of type 2 diabetes mellitus on ischemic heart disease, stroke, and death: a population-based study of 13,000 men and women with 20 years of follow-up. Arch Intern Med 2004; 164:1422–1426.
- Fox CS, Coady S, Sorlie PD, et al. Trends in cardiovascular complications of diabetes. JAMA 2004; 292:2495–2499.
- International Diabetes Federation. IDF Atlas 10th Edition, 2021. Available from: https://diabetesatlas.org/idfawp/resource-files/2021/07/IDF_Atlas_10th_Edition_2021.pdf. Last accessed: May 2022.