32 | Living with Diabetes
AVOIDING HEART DISEASE
AND STROKE
People who have diabetes are at
greater risk for heart disease and
stroke. The risk is even greater for
people who have diabetes and
smoke, have high blood pressure,
have a family history of heart
disease or are overweight.
Heart disease is easiest to treat
when it is caught early. It is very
additional information
important to see your doctor on a
regular basis. He or she can test for American Academy of Family Physicians
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early signs of heart disease.
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American Diabetes Association
The recommended cholesterol level
http://www.diabetes.org
for a person who has diabetes is the
National Center for Chronic Disease
same as for someone who has heart
Prevention and Health Promotion
disease. If your cholesterol is higher
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/consumer/
than the recommended level, your
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doctor will talk to you about lifestyle
National Institute of Diabetes and
changes and medication to help get
Digestive and Kidney Diseases
your cholesterol under control. http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/a-z.asp
prevention is key
To prevent diabetic complications, keep your blood sugar level as close to normal as possible and
follow your doctor’s instructions. The following are some other tips:
Eat a variety Maintain a Control Be physically Quit smoking. See your Call your
of healthy healthy weight. your blood active on a doctor doctor right
foods. Avoid If you’re pressure and regular basis. regularly, away if you
foods that are overweight, cholesterol even when have any of
high in fat, your doctor levels. you feel fi ne. the warning
cholesterol, can give you Your doctor signs listed in
salt and advice on will check for this article.
added sugar. how to lose early signs of
weight safely. complications.
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