The term cardiometabolic risk describes a person’s chances of damaging
their heart and blood vessels when one or more risk factors are present.
Risk factors include obesity, high LDL (“bad”) cholesterol, high blood
fat (triglycerides), low HDL (“good”) cholesterol, high blood pressure,
and insulin resistance. Each of these risk factors is dangerous on its
own, but a combination greatly increases the risk of heart disease and stroke.
Metabolic syndrome, syndrome X, cardiometabolic syndrome, and insulin
resistance syndrome are other terms for this cluster of risk factors.
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Hyperlipidemia means there are high levels of fats (or lipids) in the
blood. These fats include cholesterol and triglycerides, which are
important for our bodies to function. But when they are too high, these
fats can put people at risk for heart disease and stroke.
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The term metabolic syndrome describes a cluster of risk factors that
increase the chances of developing heart disease, stroke, and diabetes
(high blood sugar). The exact cause of the metabolic syndrome is not
known but genetic factors, too much body fat (especially in the waist
area, the most dangerous type of fat), and lack of exercise add to the
development of the condition.
You are diagnosed with the metabolic syndrome if you have three or more risk factors (see table below).
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Hypoglycemia is the term for low blood sugar (or blood glucose).
Glucose is the “fuel” that your brain and body need to function
properly.
It’s important to maintain levels of blood sugar that
are healthy: not too high and not too low. If hypoglycemia is not
corrected right away, it can quickly worsen. You may become very
confused and unable to manage your condition. In severe cases, you may even lose consciousness, have a seizure, or go into a coma.
Hypoglycemia can happen if you do not eat when you need to or as much
as you need, or if you skip a meal, drink too much alcohol, exercise
more than usual, or if you have diabetes.
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Diabetes is a disease in which levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood
are higher than normal. Glucose is produced by the body from the foods
that you eat. Insulin, which is a hormone produced by the pancreas (an
organ located in your abdomen), takes the glucose from the bloodstream
and carries it into your cells where it is used for energy. Diabetes
occurs when glucose does not enter the cells and instead, builds up in the
bloodstream.
When glucose levels are too high, they can cause damage to the blood
vessels, nerves and other organs in the body and can also shorten your
life.
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Diabetes is a disease in which levels of glucose (sugar) in the
bloodstream are higher than normal. Glucose is produced by the body from
the foods you eat. The hormone insulin takes glucose from the
bloodstream and carries it into your cells where it is used for energy.
Insulin is produced by the pancreas, an organ located in your abdomen.
Diabetes occurs when
the pancreas does not produce insulin (called type 1, or
insulin-dependent, diabetes) or when the body becomes resistant to the
effects of insulin (called type 2, or non-insulin-dependent, diabetes).
In either case, the result is that glucose does not enter the cells and
builds up in the bloodstream.
Keeping blood sugar levels close
to normal is key to preventing a number of serious complications from
diabetes including heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness, and
nerve damage.
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Diabetes is a disease in which blood glucose (sugar) levels are higher
than normal. Glucose is produced in the body from the foods that you
eat. The pancreas, an organ located in the abdomen just behind the
stomach, produces insulin. Insulin is a hormone that takes glucose from
the bloodstream and carries it inside your body’s cells where it is used
for energy.
Diabetes occurs
when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body
becomes resistant to the effects of insulin. Sometimes it is a
combination of both problems. In either case, the result is that glucose
does not enter the cells and builds up in the blood.
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