Studies have found that the longer a person has diabetes, the higher at risk they are for a stroke. For people living with diabetes for longer than 10 years the risk increases dramatically. A study was held in New York City and 3,300 people participated. The average age of the participants was 69 and 22 percent had diabetes. The average length of time of the participants having diabetes was seventeen years. During the duration of the study, 244 participants had strokes. They found that people with type 2 diabetes had an increase of 3 percent risk of having a stroke. The reason the study suggests for the increased risk of stroke is because people with type 2 diabetes may have more plaque build-up in their arteries, particularly in the artery that supplies the brain with blood. The second reason is because of high blood pressure which is more prevalent in people with diabetes. Dr. Vivian Fonseca, president of medicine and science at the American Diabetes Association, said it is very important to control your cholesterol and high blood pressure.
Because of this finding I think it is very important for people to do everything they can to prevent getting the disease. In order to help reduce the risk of getting diabetes regular exercise and a healthy diet is important. With cerebral vascular disease being in the top ten leading causes of death in the world, it is a problem. By continuing to support healthy diets and regular exercise, peoples risk for diabetes, and stroke, will be reduced.
No comments:
Post a Comment