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1.) How is diabetes a risk factor for heart disease?
2.) What is the metabolic syndrome and the role diabetes plays in that syndrome?
3.) How does diabetes affect ethnic minority populations in the U.S.?
4.) What is the latest information regarding pancreas transplants?
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This solution provides a detailed discussion of diabetes, heart disease, and metabolic syndrome. Additionally, the solution provides six reference sources for further research of the topic.
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Diabetes
1.) How is diabetes a risk factor for heart disease?
High glucose levels can damage nerves and blood vessels leading to complications for people with diabetes. This is because of the increased deposits of fatty materials on the inside of the blood vessels. And these deposits affect blood flow, and increase clogging and hardening of the blood vessels this is known as atherosclerosis ("Diabetes, Heart Disease, Stroke", 2011). Therefore, diabetes speeds up the hardening of the arteries. Remember the factors that contribute to diabetes particularly type 2 diabetes are genetics, obesity, physical inactivity, and advanced age, all of which are predisposing factors for heart disease or cardiovascular disease.
2.) What is the metabolic syndrome and the role diabetes plays in that syndrome?
Metabolic syndrome is a not disease within itself. It is a group of risk factors that occur together increasing the risk for heart disease. The group of risk factors is high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high cholesterol levels, ...
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