Type 2 Diabetes - Heart Problems With No Typical Symptoms

Heart and blood vessel disease is one of the most serious complications of Type 2 diabetes and early detection is important, as it is in any serious health problem. Heart disease can appear before anyone is actually able to detect symptoms. Researchers at Kobe Graduate School of Medicine in Kobe, Japan, tested the heart of many people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and compared their function with various possible factors that might put them at high risk.

Their study, reported on in the journal Cardiovascular Diabetology in April 2015, included 144 people diagnosed as having diabetes but with no history of disease in their coronary arteries, the vessels that deliver blood to the heart muscle. Their average age was 57.

The left ventricle of each person's heart was tested for strain. The left ventricle is the part of the heart that pumps oxygen-carrying blood to the rest of the body. The left ventricle in each participant was tested for strain. It was found 53 of the participants, or 37 percent of these diabetics, had their left ventricle functioning below normal.

It was found Type 2 diabetics who had been diagnosed with diabetic nephropathy or kidney disease, were more than five times as likely to have left ventricle problems as those with normal kidneys. Being overweight or obese, having high levels of fat in the blood, and neuropathy or nerve disorder, were also associated with problems in the functioning of their left ventricle.

Diabetic nephropathy changes the blood's normal chemistry and causes the body to lose albumin, a protein normally found in the blood. What effect that might have on the heart is not known, but kidneys are important and controlling blood sugar levels can help to preserve them. Being overweight or obese puts higher demands on the heart, as well as being associated with Type 2 diabetes in general. Some people with Type 2 diabetes are able to maintain healthy blood sugar if they maintain normal weight...

    normalizing weight,
    exercise,
    diet, and
    smoking cessation as well as
    medication

can all help to reduce blood fats.

Diabetic neuropathy is probably not directly responsible for heart disease, but while we're on the subject, the condition usually manifests as numbness and tingling in the feet or hands. Walking every day can help your feet regain normal feeling. Medications often help as well.

Anyone being treated for Type 2 diabetes, especially with the risk factors mentioned above, need to be examined by a heart specialist (cardiologist) every two years... or as recommended. Here's to a healthy heart!

Although managing your disease can be very challenging, Type 2 diabetes is not a condition you must just live with. You can make simple changes to your daily routine and lower both your weight and your blood sugar levels. Hang in there, the longer you do it, the easier it gets.

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