Heart Disease decreases by 11% in US Diabetics

Posted on November 2, 2007 in Latest News

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on Thursday revealed that there has been a decrease in the percentage of American Diabetics with self reported heart disease. From 1997-2005 they have noticed a drop of 11%.

Another report revealed that more and more people have started monitoring their blood sugar levels. The percentage of people who check their blood sugar at least once in a day has risen in recent years and now it exceeds 61%. This was a rate set by Healthy people 2010 national objective.

“Cardiovascular disease (which includes heart disease and stroke) is not only the leading cause of death for Americans, it is also the greatest killer of adults with diabetes,” lead author Nilka Burrows, from the CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation, said in a statement. “While the trends in this report are very encouraging, it is important that we continue to take steps to help prevent and control diabetes, which will also aid in the fight against cardiovascular disease.”

The cardiovascular disease findings come from an analysis of data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).

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