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Reducing the risk to the heart and blood vessels for people with diabetes
Diabetes can damage arteries and veins, putting people at risk of developing heart and circulatory diseases. We’ve been funding research to find out how best to protect the heart and blood vessels in people with diabetes.
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Deciphering a surprising discovery in type 2 diabetesUniversity of Leeds | Dr Piruthivi Sukumar
Type 2 diabetes is a major global challenge. The condition can have a wide range of health consequences, including causing damage to blood vessels and raising the risk of a heart attack. Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body’s cells can’t re...
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Diabetes raises risk of heart attack death by 50 per cent
Research funded by the British Heart Foundation has found that having diabetes increases the risk of dying from the effects of a heart attack by around 50 per cent
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Bolstering the heart’s defences against chemotherapy and diabetesUniversity of Leeds | Professor Derek S Steele
In the cells of our body, day-to-day processes cause the creation of ‘reactive oxygen species’ (ROS) – toxic molecules that can cause damage to our cells. In the heart, excessive ROS production can cause dangerous irregular heart rhythms. ...
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Understanding heart metabolism in diabetes and aortic stenosisUniversity of Leeds | Dr Eylem Levelt
People with aortic stenosis (a narrowing of the aortic valve opening) often also have type 2 diabetes. Having diabetes can affect how well people recover from having their aortic valve replaced, but it is not known why. The heart is hard...
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Weight gain and diabetes threaten progress in reducing heart attacks and strokes
Weight gain and increasing diabetes prevalence are stalling efforts to reduce the number of heart attacks and strokes, according to research we've funded published today
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Investigating the mechanisms behind blood vessel damage in diabetesUniversity of Edinburgh | Dr Andrea Caporali
In diabetic muscles, high blood glucose levels damage blood vessels leading to reduced blood flow (ischaemia). Clinical consequences range from non-healing skin ulcers to limb ischaemia that is so severe that amputation may be required. ...
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Finding ways to repair damaged blood vessels in diabetesUniversity of Leeds | Dr Richard Cubbon
People with diabetes are at increased risk of heart attacks and strokes because of damaged blood vessels. This is in part because diabetes interferes with the body's repair of blood vessels, which may be because of the reduced action of a p...
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Understanding the damage diabetes causes to the bone marrowUniversity of Bristol | Professor Paolo Madeddu
People with diabetes have a higher chance of developing heart failure, dementia, and suffering heart attacks and strokes, compared to people without diabetes. The exact reasons for this are unknown, but researchers know that circulatory pro...
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Finding ways to combat peripheral arterial disease in diabetesUniversity of Leeds | Dr Stephen Wheatcroft
Dr Stephen Wheatcroft is finding out if a molecule called IGFBP1 could help improve limb circulation in people with diabetes and peripheral arterial disease. People with diabetes are more prone to develop peripheral arterial disease, wh...