Could Diabetes Increase Chance to Get Stroke? - Diabetes 31

Both diabetes and stroke cases are increase in the USA in recent years. In stroke cases, as reported by CDC (2022: Stroke Facts) that there is one dies in every 3.5 minutes due to stroke.

Fig 01- Diabetes is one of crucial risk factors for Stroke

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The question, Could Diabetes Increase Chance to Get Stroke?

Quick answer is YES. Then why?

It is because blood contain a lot of sugar may lead to damage or make stiff of our blood vessels.

The stiff of blood vessels then could block the flow of blood to spread to other parts of our body.

We might familiar with the words of heart attacks, it is because the blood flows are blocked to reach the heart.

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Moreover, the stroke is happening when the blood flows are blocked to feed our brain.

In fact, people with type 2 diabetes will have chance 3 times more to get stroke than “normal” people (Rory Scott, 2013: STROKE RISK TRIPLES WITH DIABETES).

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Take care!

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