Tuesday, December 8, 2009

What's The Link between diabetes and Heart Disease

What's The Link between diabetes and Heart Disease?
I know that Triglycerides strengthen the link between diabetes and heart disease but how does that go?
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Ben ! The vagus nerve regulates the heart rate, and when it gets injured due to high blood glucose levels the heart rate is fast even at rest. The fast heart rate by itself is not necĂ‚­essarily harmful, unless the person also has coronary artery disease. In this case, the neuropathy can increase the risk of serious heart rhythm problems and even death. Therefore, people with diabetes who have autonomic neuropathy affecting the heart should be evaluated by a cardiologist to determine the extent of heart disease. For more visit http://www.diabetesindetail.com
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http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=diabetes+and+Heart+Disease&fr=ush-ans
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Several of our organs do not run primarily or sugar, but on fat. The heart is one of them. And the diabetic heart takes up more fat and burns more fat than it needs. So the hearts of people with diabetes tend to have more fat in them, which can cause the heart to not squeeze so well. That's what is called cardiomyopathy. The same problem may happen in the small blood vessels. That's the link triglycerides strengthens between diabetes and heart disease. Insulin resistance in cells that line blood vessels makes the vessels susceptible to damage from fatty acids. Then, high blood sugars and high fatty acids can cause the heart to put down extra scar tissue, making it so the heart cant expand and contract as it should. Therefore, fatty acids and triglycerides are contributing to the onset of diabetes by damaging the insulin-producing beta cells



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Friday, December 4, 2009

HOW DID YOU LOSE WEIGHT WITH HEART DISEASE

HOW DID YOU LOSE WEIGHT WITH HEART DISEASE?
If you have heart disease how did you lose weight? It's hard to exercise, because the heart starts over working (not just fast like a normal heart, but beating a little off rhythm and very hard) and makes it difficult & scary.
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make sure you eat a balanced diet. don't go on them ripoff diets that they show on tv. Those before and after photos are two different people. eat your veggies.
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hi, it help's you lose 5% of your body weight in 6 weeks...hope it helps you..



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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

How is cardiovascular heart disease formed

How is cardiovascular heart disease formed?
I want strictly details on the heart the disease. Nothing extra!!
Heart Diseases - 4 Answers
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Heart disease is any disorder that affects the heart's ability to function normally. The most common cause of heart disease is narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries, which supply blood to the heart itself. This happens slowly over time. Some heart diseases can be present at birth (congenital heart diseases). Other causes include the following: * Hypertension * Abnormal function of the heart valves * Abnormal electrical rhythm of the heart * Weakening of the heart's pumping function caused by infection or toxins. Well known causes of cardiovascular disease include diabetes mellitus, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia.
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Clearly, this is a complex topic, and books have been written about it. Here is some background. The arteries that supply the heart are the coronary arteries. Typically, people have three main arteries. These arteries are prone to disease the same as any other artery in the body. The result of disease is narrowing of the artery and hence limiting of the blood that they can carry. This limits the oxygen that can be supplied to the muscle of the heart. When the artery is narrowed by approximately 75%, the artery may not be able to carry sufficient oxygen to supply the heart, particularly at times of increased demand such as exercise. The result is angina pectoris (chest pain), amongst other things. When this is critical, the heart muscle dies; a heart attack. There are a number of factors known to cause coronary artery disease. These include family history, being male, smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and possibly one or two other things. Over time, there is thickening of the layers of the coronary artery wall. The combination of high pressures, inflammation etc make this thickening unstable. In fact this can rupture, and this is what causes a sudden obstruction to blood flow causing a heart attack.
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Bad diet, smoking, drugs (like crack or cocaine),cholesterol, heredity , high blood pressure, and diabetes can all be contributing factors to forming heart disease. Need to eat healthy and exercise. Exercise increases good cholesterol to help rid your self of plaque formation. Stress is another thing that can be bad for your heart. Smoking constricts blood flow to the heart. You can also take an aspirin a day to help thin the blood to reduce the workload of your heart. If problems with aspirin talk with your doctor. Get regular check ups. Follow your doctors recommendations. Read. The more information you have the better you are able to deal with health issues. Stay away from foods high in fat and salt. Plaque forms on the arteries throughout your body. As your veins and arteries harden and narrow you become at risk for heart attack, heart disease, heart failure and other related heart problems. Anything that elevates your blood pressure is also bad.
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It seems that inflammation is one of the main causes of heart disease, which can come from the presence of bacteria in the body, and inturn it affects the heart. So, one good rule of thumb is to learn to keep inflammation down in the body, and to prevent it if all possible. Vitamin C is very necessary for the body to help ward off heart disease and to help keep the cardiovascular system strong. See the links below for more information, especially the one for Dr. Hulda R. Clark, Ph.D.,N.D. and her flagship book called, "The Cure For All Diseases." In her book, Dr. Clark says that there are only two (2) causes of diseases, Toxins and Parasites



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