Adults with diabetes have a higher risk of developing heart disease than those without diabetes. You may be able to decrease your risk of heart disease by learning your risk factors and making healthy lifestyle changes. Here’s what you can do lower your risk and lead a heart-healthy life.
Dr. Goldberg is a Cardiologist and served as the Medical Director of the NYU Langone Health Joan H. Tisch Center for Women’s Health. She is currently an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
Dr. Sood is a board-certified Endocrinologist in private practice in New York City and an assistant professor at Hofstra School of Medicine.
Dr. Chaudhry is an Endocrinologist at NYU Langone Health in New York City.
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American Heart Association. (2024). Cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. (2023). Listen to your heart: Women and heart disease.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. (2021). Diabetes, heart disease, & stroke.
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