HEART DISEASE and DIABETES? type of diabetes in which the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas are damaged. People with type 1 diabetes produce little …
Are you at risk for
HEART DISEASE and DIABETES?
Medical science has identified a set of cardiometabolic risk factors
that, if unchecked, can lead to heart disease and diabetes
The presence of only 2 cardiometabolic risk factors doubles your risk of
dying from cardiovascular disease compared with someone with no risk
factors
|Risk Factor |Increased Risk Range |I am at Increased Risk |
|Low Level of HDL |Less than 40 mg/dL in men | |
|Cholesterol good | | |
|cholesterol |Less than 50 mg/dL in | |
| |women | |
|High Level of LDL |Prior or current Heart | |
|cholesterol bad |Disease | |
|cholesterol | | |
| |Two or more risk factors| |
| | |
|
| | | |
| |Zero to one risk factor | |
|High Triglycerides |Equal to or more than 150 | |
| |mg/dL | |
|Excess fat as indicated by|More than 40 inches in men| |
|high waist circumference | | |
| | | |
| |More than 35 inches in | |
| |women | |
|High blood sugar |Fasting glucose equal to | |
| |or more than 100 mg/dL | |
|High Blood Pressure |More than 140/90 mm Hg | |
| | | |
| |More than 130/80
mm Hg if | |
| |you have Diabetes | |
Diabetes is considered a heart disease risk equivalent
In addition to the list above, the following are also risk factors: a
family history of heart disease before age 55 in a first-degree male
relative or before age 65 in a first-degree female relative and age 45 or
older for men and age 55 or older for women
|Cardiometabolic Risk Factors |Warning signs that indicate an increased risk of |
| |developing heart disease and diabetes |
|HDL Cholesterol |The good cholesterol that cleans your arteries by |
| |carrying away excess bad cholesterol |
|LDL Cholesterol |The bad cholesterol that clogs your arteries with |
| |plaque LDL cholesterol causes a buildup of a waxy |
| |substance in your artery walls This restricts blood |
| |flow and can cause heart attack or stroke |
|Triglycerides |Fats carried in the blood from the food
we eat Most |
| |of the fats we eat, including butter, margarines, and|
| |oils, are in triglyceride form A high triglyceride |
| |count contributes to the development of heart |
| |disease |
|High-risk fat |Excess fat in your midsection that can disrupt normal|
| |organ function and lead to the development of heart |
| |disease and diabetes |
|Type 1 Diabetes |A type of diabetes in which the insulin-producing |
| |cells of the pancreas are damaged People with type 1|
| |diabetes produce little or no insulin, so glucose |
| |cannot get into the bodys cells for use as energy |
| |This causes blood glucose to risk People with type 1|
| |diabetes must use insulin injections to control their|
| |blood glucose
|
|Type 2 Diabetes |A type of diabetes in which either the insulin |
| |produced is not enough or the persons body does not |
| |respond normally to the amount present When there is|
| |not enough insulin or the insulin is not used as it |
| |should be, glucose cannot get into the bodys cells |
| |for use as energy This causes blood glucose to rise|
|High Blood Sugar |Otherwise known as high blood glucose or |
| |hyperglycemia, this occurs when the body does not |
| |have enough insulin or cannot properly use sugar for |
| |energy |
|Fasting Glucose test |Blood glucose sugar levels should be lower after |
| |several hours without food this test requires |
| |fasting If your level is above the normal range, it|
| |may indicate that your
body is unable to use its |
| |blood sugar efficiently If confirmed on a second |
| |test, a result of 126 mg/dL or higher is an |
| |indication of diabetes |
|Insulin |A hormone produced by the pancreas that helps the |
| |body use glucose for energy Insulin resistance |
| |occurs when your cells do not respond to insulin |
| |properly, so the glucose in your blood cannot get |
| |into your cells Insulin resistance can ultimately |
| |lead to diabetes |
|High Blood Pressure |A condition when the blood flows through the blood |
| |vessels at a force greater than normal High blood |
| |pressure strains the heart, harms the arteries, and |
| |increases the risk for heart attack, stroke, and |
| |kidney
problems Also called hypertension |
|Mg/dL milligrams per |A measurement that indicates the amount of a |
|deciliter |particular substance, such as cholesterol or glucose,|
| |in a specific amount of blood |
Source:worlddiabetesday.org
