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Message: <blockquote data-quote="librarising" data-source="post: 1647169" data-attributes="member: 41957">Increasingly I get annoyed that ticking a box 'diabetic' adds a fixed amount to cardiac risk when diabetics aren't fixed in their response to dealing with it wrt diet exercise etc.I had an angiogram a few months ago with results :Minor disease throughout LAD Cx and RCADiffuse disease throughout LMSFollow up/treatment : secondary prevention.Since the same angiogram diagnosed severe Aortic Stenosis requiring surgery, this secondary prevention has not raised itself as an issue. All my current dealings are with Harefield Hospital whose main concern I would guess is my AS.The fun should start when someone wants me to start a statin.My reply to your post would be that many of us do damage to our bodies long before our diagnosis (and any subsequent improvements we make in our behaviour).To me it makes sense that unchanged behaviour would continue to promote further damage.A change in behaviour will mitigate it.I can look back on my previous poor diet and see how it contributed, and how now I'm more informed about dietary choices.As diabetics, taking as much care of our bodies makes every sense.Modern thinking is that hyperinsulinemia and inflammation are the true causes of heart disease.Your results may have come as a shock to you, but may also cause greater vigilance on your part.You'll get through this. We're here with you.Geoff</blockquote>

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