The risk of heart attack is three times higher in diabetic patients, and 70% die from it. In France, the diabetes would thus be responsible for 30,000 myocardial infarctions and 10,000 to 15,000 strokes each year. But before damaging the main arteries, diabetes “caramelizes” the smallest vessels first, leading to a first batch of complications: erectile dysfunction, damage to the kidneys, nerves and retina. Over 30% of diabetics require dialysis or kidney transplantation, and diabetes is the leading cause of acquired blindness in adults.
No way to take it lightly. An analysis makes it possible to check whether the disease is under control: the dosage of glycated hemoglobin, which reflects the average level of sugar in the blood over the last three months. This level must remain below 7%, with the least possible variation in glycaemia (neither hyperglycaemia nor its opposite, thehypoglycemia). To protect yourself, it is just as important to reduce the other cardiovascular risk factors, often associated with the same lifestyle: hypertension, tobacco, excess cholesterol and triglycerides. However, less than 10% of patients achieve all of these objectives at the same time.
