My Healthy Heart Blogs
Controlling Cholesterol Could Save Diabetic Heart
08/21/07
Prevention, General
If you think most diabetics know heart disease is a large threat for them, think again. If they are aware of their increased heart disease risk, they often control their blood sugar to ease the anxiety they feel about their heart health. That is a wise strategy; however, a New York Times article makes that argument that controlling cholesterol is similarly essential for diabetics. It is also quick to point out the tie between blood pressure and heart health.
My Healthy Heart Info is amazed at some of the statistics from this story. It is hard to believe that only 18 percent of diabetics realize their heart disease risk. We suspect that number is a little low. We struggle to believe that doctors would not pass this information on to their patients and that the patients do not remember.
Take care of your blood sugar, cholesterol, and blood pressure. As a diabetic, you need your LDL numbers to be below normal.
