Young people with diabetes at 'high risk' of sudden death from heart issues, major study reveals Experts say the link with heart problems has perhaps not been fully understood By Luke Chafer Published: 19:39 EDT, 7 September 2024 | Updated: 19:39 EDT, 7 September 2024 e-mail View comments Young people with diabetes are at high risk of sudden death, according to a major study. Danish researchers found that diabetics are significantly more likely to suffer sudden cardiac death than healthy people of the same age. Surprisingly, this risk was greatest for people aged between 30 and 40 with type 1 diabetes – the genetic form of the disease.
This high-risk group is 20 times more likely to die of a heart problem. Those aged 30 with type 2 diabetes – which is linked to being overweight or inactive – were nearly six times more likely. People with diabetes often use blood sugar monitors, like this one pictured, to determine how much sugar is currently circulating in their blood stream.
This helps them decide what to eat and when to use insulin to best manage their disease. Experts say the findings prove it is crucial that young diabetes patients are monitored for heart problems. ‘These are very interesting results,’ says Professor Elijah Behr, a cardiologist at St George’s, University of London.
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