Diabetes and Your Heart

Well managed diabetes significantly reduces the risk of complications and increases the chances of a long and healthy life.

If you have diabetes or pre-diabetes, you are not alone!

  • 34.2 million people in the US have diabetes
  • 7.3 million people in the US do not know they have diabetes
  • 88 million Americans have pre-diabetes

Diabetes increases the risk of many heart conditions including:

  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Stroke
  • Peripheral Vascular Disease
  • Heart Failure

Heart Healthy Lifestyle for People with Diabetes:

  • Reduce or eliminate animal products and processed foods.
  • Eat more vegetables, fruit and whole grains.
  • Exercise 30” or more on most days
  • Do resistive exercise 2-3 times weekly
  • Cultivate supportive relationships
  • Enhance stress management skills
  • Strive for a healthy weight.

Joining HeartFit For Life will help you reach your goals:

  • Increase metabolism
  • Improve muscle mass
  • Lower blood glucose (sugar)
  • Reduce insulin resistance
  • Enjoy the support of staff and fellow members.

HeartFit For Life offers education, support, and guidance from experienced nurses, a registered dietitian, and a certified diabetes care and education specialist. Members have access to the Take Heart! Diabetes Self-Management Series, giving them the knowledge, the skills, and the discipline to take control of your diabetes. Find out about the HeartFit For Life program and see why we have led the nation in cardiac wellness since 1970.