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How do high blood sugars and high insulin affect heart disease?
How do high blood sugars and high insulin affect heart disease?
How do high blood sugars and high insulin affect heart disease?
People with high blood sugars are more likely to have conditions that raise the risk for heart diseases. They also have high blood pressure that increases the force of blood through your arteries and can damage artery walls making one suceptible to heart disease.
Last updated on 20 Mar 2023
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What is high blood sugar range?
A fasting blood sugar level of 99 mg/dL or lower is normal, 100 to 125 mg/dL indicates you have prediabetes, and 126 mg/dL or higher indicates you have diabetes.
Last updated on 20 Mar 2023
Does not eating sugar lower my blood sugar?
Yes not consuming sugar can help maintain blood sugar levels and also prevent adrenal exaustion which is caused due to sugar consumption.
Last updated on 20 Mar 2023
How does high blood pressure affect one's blood sugar level?
Yes, high blood pressure can make one suceptible to insulin resistance which increases the chance of diabetes in patients with hypertension (high blood pressure).
Last updated on 20 Mar 2023
What causes high blood sugars?
The poor production of insulin, or no production of insulin causes high blood sugar levels.
Last updated on 20 Mar 2023
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