Health Articles : Heart Disease
Heart Disease : Diabetes And Heart Disease
Information On Heart DiseaseHeart disease is a cardiovascular disease that affects the function of heart to circulate fresh oxygenated blood to the cells in the body. ..... Our body uses insulin to convert carbohydrates into energy. Diabetes occurs when our body does not produce enough insulin or does not use proper insulin. Approximately 13 million Americans have been diagnosed of diabetes. You can say, 7% of Americans can have diabetes but out of them 6% do not know that they are suffering from diabetes. The actual cause of diabetes is still not found. Sometimes heredity can also be a factor that causes diabetes. Early medical examination can help you avoid diabetes. Diabetes can be treated with insulin injections and a good diet with regular exercises help.
Some of the symptoms of diabetes:
Extreme thirst and hunger
Weight loss
Fatigue
Frequent urination
Organic Heart DiseaseOHD as it is referred as, Organic heart disease a condition wherein the heart doesn’t function as it should because of ..... General irritability
Blurred vision
These symptoms can be observed regularly so one might ignore them but make sure that you do the tests required to diagnose diabetes.
Causes Of Heart DiseaseCardiovascular disease can take many forms from high blood pressure to coronary artery disease, stroke ..... 2 out of 3 people suffering from diabetes have found to die of heart disease. Insulin uses sugar in the body which is the basic fuel of cells in the body. Insulin provides sugar that is collected from the blood to the cells. Sometimes glucose builds up in the blood instead of going into cells. Due to this cells may starve of energy and also high blood glucose levels affect the kidneys, eyes, different nerves and heart. This increases the cardiovascular risk that causes heart diseases. Liver makes cholesterol. Cholesterol is a fatlike substance that travels around the body in tiny clumps of fat and proteins called lipoproteins. Low density lipoproteins(LDL) carry cholesterol where it is needed and high density lipoproteins(HDL) carry leftover cholesterol back to the liver. When cholesterol levels are high, LDL deposits it in the arteries. This results in hardening and narrowing of the arteries that result in heart diseases. HDL, however benefits by carrying away the cholesterol away from the arteries. Diabetes can affect the balance between HDL and LDL levels. Diabetes patients have less HDL that affects the arteries and heart muscle thereby reducing the blood flow.
A balanced diet that contains less cholesterol should be consumed. Exercises will help reduce the extra fat that affects heart diseases. Proper medication if taken can reduce heart disease risk.
Congenital Heart DiseaseCongenital heart disease is a type of disorder or an abnormality that is found in the heart’s structure before birth. This leads to abnormal .....
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