Receiving a diagnosis of diabetes can be frightening enough. When you combine diabetes and heart disease, the results can be catastrophic. The diabetes and heart disease statistics are downright scary.

According to the American Diabetes Association, statistics regarding heart disease and diabetes include:

• Information taken in 2004 showed that over 65% of death certificates related to diabetes also listed heart disease as a cause of death for people over the age of 65.
• Information taken in 2004 showed that over 15% of death certificates related to diabetes also listed stroke as a cause of death for people over the age of 65.
• Adults with a diabetes diagnosis are two to four times more likely to die of a heart related condition than those without diabetes.
• Adults with diabetes are two to four times more likely to suffer from a stroke than those without diabetes.

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