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Diabetes and Heart Failure
Heart failure describes any condition that prevents the heart from pumping blood around the body effectively. Diabetes and heart failure are closely related: patients with diabetes have an increased risk of developing heart failure and those with heart failure are at higher risk of developing diabetes. When heart failure occurs for a diabetic, there will be a greater chance of death than heart failure patients without diabetes.
Heart failure in diabetes patients is usually caused by myocardial infarction, more commonly known as a heart attack, when the supply of blood to the heart is obstructed or blocked. Diabetes may have a direct effect on the heart muscle causing Cardiomegaly (enlarged heart) when a high level of blood sugar occurs. Diabetics may begin to have a heart problem without realizing it, even when blood pressure is normal and there is no reduction of blood flow to the heart muscle.
Diabetics will begin to have a risk of heart failure from the initial start of high blood sugar. The higher the blood sugar, the greater the risk. Symptoms of heart failure include:
- Getting tired easily when exercising
- Swelling in both legs
- Getting very exhausted when laying down
- Excessive fluid accumulation inside of the body
Many people with diabetes have conditions of heart failure without realizing it. It often begins with a little or perhaps no symptoms. The symptoms will then gradually increase. Diabetics have a higher risk of heart failure and should be screened for heart problems, especially those who have diabetes for a long time. Early detection at the initial stage can help the physician prescribe the right treatment and medications, both for diabetes and heart disease, and ensure the longevity of the patient is equal to a non-diabetic person.
