Mayo Clinic Minute – Strategies to reduce diabetes and heart disease

Mayo Clinic Minute – Strategies to reduce diabetes and heart disease

Heart disease remains a leading cause of death around the world. And diabetes is one of the risk factors for heart disease. Diabetes is a growing global health concern with more than 422 million people living with this metabolic disorder —the majority of those with Type 2 diabetes.

Dr. Gosia Wamil, a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, has long been researching the link between diabetes and heart disease. She says for people with diabetes, there are new treatment strategies.

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