High Blood Sugar more than Hba1c - 7 increases CV risk for elderly patients!

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HbA1c>7%, a measure of average blood sugar may increase the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in diabetes patients over 70 years of age, a recent study has found. The results of the study, published in the journal Primary Care Diabetes, emphasize on the importance of glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels on the occurrence of cardiovascular events in older diabetic patients.

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[gangadharan_nair]

A close link exists between DM and cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is the most prevalent cause of morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients. Cardiovascular (CV) risk factors such as obesity, hypertension and dyslipidemia are common in patients with DM, placing them at increased risk for cardiac events.

Over time, high blood glucose from diabetes can damage your blood vessels and the nerves that control your heart and blood vessels. The longer you have diabetes, the higher the chances that you will develop heart disease. ... In adults with diabetes, the most common causes of death are heart disease (68%) and stroke (15%).

Silent heart attack: It can happen to anyone, but diabetes makes you more likely to have one. You might not feel anything at all. Or it could feel mild, like heartburn or the odd ache or pain. High blood sugar can lead to autonomic nerve damage that reduces the ability to feel pain, including heart-attack pain. ... And people with diabetes are already at two to three time's higher risk for heart disease than people without diabetes, which also increases the chances for a silent heart attack.”

The bad news is that average life expectancy for people with diabetes is shorter than people without diabetes. ... People with type 1 diabetes, on average, have shorter life expectancy by about 20 years. People with type 2 diabetes, on average, have shorter life expectancy by about 10 years.

[Pmpkd in reply to gangadharan_nair]

I wont agree with your comments anyway you have experienced or not please dont say like this if somebody read it be afraid and may die in fear

[makarim]

It is true that the DMpatients are prone to more diseases than others.Now the present Corona cases it has come true.Most people that suffered from Corona are diabetic and 65% met their end .So only CVD is not the only killer but DM uncontrolled has low immune system and bring several other ailments .