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Designing a new drug target to reduce high blood sugar and blood vessel damage in diabetesUniversity of Dundee | Professor Calum Sutherland
People with diabetes are at an increased risk of heart and circulatory conditions because of damage to blood vessels caused by high blood sugar (glucose) levels. Small vessel disease (microvascular disease) is a complication of diabetes an...
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Does anxiety put you at greater risk of heart disease and diabetes?
Research in men has suggested that there could be a link between anxiety and a higher risk of heart disease. We look behind the headlines
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Could we use new diabetes medicines to reduce damage caused by heart attack?University College London | Dr Robert Bell
A heart attack occurs when an artery supplying blood to the heart becomes blocked. The heart muscle is then deprived of essential oxygen and nutrient supplies and, if left untreated, will begin to die. During a heart attack, up to half of p...
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Southall And Brent Revisited (SABRE) tri-ethnic study: how diabetes increases the risk of heart failure, dementia, heart attack and strokeUniversity College London | Professor Nish Chaturvedi
Patients with diabetes have a higher chance of later having heart failure, dementia, heart attacks, or strokes compared with people who don’t have diabetes. The exact reasons for this are unknown. With an ageing population, diabetes is beco...
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Watch: How is gum disease linked to heart problems and diabetes?
Watch our animation to discover why brushing your teeth can help your cardiovascular system, and get answers to some common questions about oral health and heart conditions.
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“I didn’t understand how I could be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes when I was a fit and active 42-year-old"
Len Drane, from Treharris, thought he was a fit and healthy, rugby-playing, father-of-three when he had a heart attack playing golf in 2004.
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Mark Kearney
Professor Kearney and his team are leading several groundbreaking research projects which could lead to new treatments for people with type 2 diabetes.
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“I was on a mission to get better”
Denis Collen, 60, from Stanmore, Middlesex, shares how a diagnosis of heart failure and diabetes spurred him to make healthy lifestyle changes.
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Drug could be repurposed to help heart attack patients
Drugs currently undergoing development to treat anaemia could be repurposed to help prevent people with Type 2 diabetes from developing heart failure, according to new research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
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BHF supports new Tesco report to help shoppers eat healthily
Together with Cancer Research UK and Diabetes UK, we are supporting a new report from our partner Tesco to help shoppers make healthier choices.