Treatment for heart disease includes meal planning to ensure a heart-healthy diet and physical activity. In addition, you may need medications to treat heart damage or to lower your blood glucose, blood pressure, and cholesterol. If you are not already taking a low dose of aspirin every day, your doctor may suggest it. You also may need surgery or some other medical procedure. Here is a website with great information about diabetes long-term effects: http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/stro ke/#prevent

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