DIABETES AND CARDIOVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS
Petra Lorber, MD., spec. int. honey. (Health Center Tolmin)
Diabetes ages the vessels by about 15 years. It represents a large risk factor for cardiovascular diseases: defects in small vessels, eyes and kidneys, as well as nerve damage. Long-term diabetes, on the other hand, accelerates atherosclerosis, which affects the heart, brain and limb vessels and can lead to heart attack, stroke or death (gangrene) of the limb. Keeping your blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol in good control is the best way to maintain your health.
SLADKORNA BOLEZEN IN SRČNOŽILNI ZAPLETI
Petra Lorber, dr. med., spec. int. med. (Zdravstveni dom Tolmin)
Sladkorna bolezen žile postara za približno 15 let. Predstavlja velik dejavnik tveganja za bolezni srca in ožilja: okvare malih žil, oči in ledvic ter okvaro živcev. Dolgotrajna sladkorna bolezen pa pospeši aterosklerozo, ki prizadene srčno in možgansko ožilje ter ožilje udov in lahko vodi v srčni infarkt, možgansko kap ali odmrtje (gangreno) uda. Dobra urejenost krvnega sladkorja, krvnega tlaka in holesterola je najboljši način za ohranjanje zdravja.