Heart Health and Diabetes
Why diabetes affects the heart, what blood pressure and cholesterol mean and the warning signs to know.
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Why diabetes affects the heart, what blood pressure and cholesterol mean and the warning signs to know.
Diabetes raises the risk of heart disease and stroke, which makes your heart worth protecting early. This course explains why that link exists and what your blood pressure and cholesterol numbers mean.
You will also learn the warning signs of a heart attack and stroke and the everyday habits that help keep your heart strong.
What you will learn
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Dr. Shanto Arian is an internal medicine physician now specializing in clinical and aesthetic dermatology, with a parallel academic focus on epidemiology and public health. He holds an MBBS, MPH, MSc (UK), MRCP (UK), MRCPI (Ireland), Diploma in Dermatology (UK), and Diploma in Aesthetic Medicine (USA). Dr. Arian trained in internal medicine, including hospital work on hematology cases such as graft-versus-host disease, before moving toward dermatology. Skin is one of the earliest places diabetes shows itself, from acanthosis nigricans and diabetic dermopathy to slow foot wound healing, and that intersection is where his clinical and Diabic-review work meet. On Diabic, Dr. Arian medically reviews content on diabetes diagnosis, complications, dermatologic manifestations, and pharmacotherapy, ensuring every claim aligns with current ADA, NICE, and peer-reviewed literature.
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Chapter 1: Know Your Heart Risk
Chapter 2: Why Diabetes Affects the Heart
- American Heart AssociationAmerican Heart Association: Diabetes complications and risks (opens in a new tab)
- Mayo ClinicHeart failure - Symptoms and causes (opens in a new tab)
- CDCHeart Disease Facts (opens in a new tab)
- American Heart AssociationAmerican Heart Association: Understanding blood pressure readings (opens in a new tab)
- CDCAbout Heart Attack Symptoms, Risk, and Recovery (opens in a new tab)
- MedlinePlusHeart failure discharge (opens in a new tab)
- NIDDKDiabetic Eye Disease (opens in a new tab)
Chapter 3: Blood Pressure
- Mayo ClinicOrthostatic hypotension (postural hypotension) - Symptoms and causes (opens in a new tab)
- NIDDKAutonomic Neuropathy (opens in a new tab)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteDASH Eating Plan (opens in a new tab)
- American Heart AssociationAmerican Heart Association: Getting active to control high blood pressure (opens in a new tab)
- New England Journal of MedicinePubMed article 9099655 (opens in a new tab)
- CDCHow to Measure Physical Activity Intensity (opens in a new tab)
Chapter 4: Cholesterol and Triglycerides
- Mayo ClinicTriglycerides: Why do they matter? (opens in a new tab)
- American Diabetes AssociationDiabetes Care, Standards of Care supplement 2024 (opens in a new tab)
- The LancetPubMed article 21067804 (opens in a new tab)
- Mayo ClinicStatin side effects: Weigh the benefits and risks (opens in a new tab)
- Diabetes CareDiabetes Care journal home page (opens in a new tab)
- Mayo ClinicCholesterol: Top foods to improve your numbers (opens in a new tab)
- Diabetes CareDiabetes Care article, volume 42 (opens in a new tab)
- NIDDKDiabetic Kidney Disease (opens in a new tab)
Chapter 5: Heart Attack and Stroke Signs
Chapter 6: Heart-Healthy Habits
- CDCSmoking and Diabetes (opens in a new tab)
- American Lung AssociationQuit Smoking (opens in a new tab)
- National Library of MedicinePubMed article 22374636 (opens in a new tab)
- American Diabetes AssociationAmerican Diabetes Association: Getting started safely (opens in a new tab)
- Mayo ClinicDiabetes and exercise: When to monitor your blood sugar (opens in a new tab)
- American Diabetes AssociationAmerican Diabetes Association: Fitness (opens in a new tab)
- NIDDKDiabetes and Foot Problems (opens in a new tab)
Further reading on Diabic
- Reducing Your Diabetes Heart Attack Risk: A Practical Guide
- Blood Pressure and Diabetes: Why Both Matter
- Blood Pressure Target for Diabetes: Ideal Numbers
- 7 Heart Healthy Habits That Help with Diabetes
- Heart Failure and Diabetes: Signs and Prevention
- How Diabetes Causes High Blood Pressure
- Low Blood Pressure and Diabetes: Signs and Causes
- DASH Diet to Lower Blood Pressure: A Diabetes Guide
- 6 Ways to Lower Blood Pressure Naturally with Diabetes
- Blood Pressure Medication and Diabetes: What to Ask
- Managing Triglycerides and Diabetes Risks Safely
- Statin Medications for Diabetes: Benefits and Risks
- 5 Ways to Lower High Cholesterol with Diabetes
- Best Diet for High Blood Pressure and Diabetes
- Low Glycemic Diet and Diabetes: What to Eat
- Blood Pressure Medication and Diabetes: A Practical Guide
- When to Go to the ER for Diabetes: A Triage Guide
- Low Blood Sugar Symptoms That Hit Without Warning
- Hypoglycemia Emergency Treatment: Act Fast to Stay Safe
- Your Diabetes Emergency Plan Checklist for Home and Work
- Smoking and Blood Sugar: Why Quitting Matters With Diabetes
- Desk Exercises for Better Blood Sugar at Work
- Diabetes Plate Method: A Simple Way to Eat Well
- 5 Rules for a Healthy Diet for Type 2 Diabetes
- Exercise for Type 2 Diabetes: Where to Start