Diabetes: a blood marker predicts cardiovascular risk at ten years. French researchers have succeeded in identifying diabetic patients most at risk of having a cardiovascular accident thanks to a simple blood test.
In the event of chronic excess sugar in the blood, these plaques mainly made up of ‘bad fats’ multiply and then eventually break off. They then enter the blood circulation where they are likely to obstruct the arteries. When the artery in question is the one that brings blood to the heart, the outcome can be fatal. We are talking about myocardial infarction.