How do high blood sugars and high insulin affect heart disease?

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Dr Kamran Mohammed

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People with high blood sugars are more likely to have conditions that raise the risk for heart diseases. They also have high blood pressure that increases the force of blood through your arteries and can damage artery walls making one suceptible to heart disease.

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Take a TIBC Test (Total Iron Binding Capacity) Test or Take a VITAMIN B12 AND FOLATE Test

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