Type 2 diabetes and cognitive impairment in people may pose a greater risk for stroke, heart attack, or death.

Heart Risk Among Diabetics
It was found that people with severe cognitive decline had a higher risk of cardiovascular events like heart attack up to 1.6 times and developing stroke up to 1.8 times when compared to those with higher levels of cognitive function.“Our study found low scores on cognitive tests predicted heart disease in people with diabetes and other heart risk factors. Although the explanation for this remains unclear, proven heart medications should be offered to these patients to reduce their future risk of a heart attack or stroke,” says co-author Hertzel C. Gerstein, MD, of McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada.
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