There have been multiple studies linking diseases to heart disease. One link that is commonly overlooked is that relating Heart Disease to Diabetes. Diabetes is one of the largest epidemics facing the nation and in a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed rates of Type 2 diabetes almost doubling nationwide in the past decade. Diabetes is the fifth leading killer in the United States.  A devastating two out of three people with type I or type II diabetes will die from a heart attack or stroke – the combined leading causes of death among diabetics. CNN.com recently published an article, “Diabetes and Heart Disease: A Fatal Link” which discusses the link between these two epidemics in great detail.
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