Health News Share Email Print Triple threat: Diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol It's a fact: People with type 2 diabetes are more likely to have high blood pressure and high cholesterol too. These can lead to life-threatening emergencies like a stroke or a heart attack. So what can you do to protect yourself? Start by asking your doctor these four questions. Diabetes and your heart: 4 questions to ask your doctor 1. What lifestyle changes do I need to make? 2. Are there medications that can help protect my heart? 3. How often should I have my blood pressure and cholesterol tested? 4. What other resources are available to help me? Living with diabetes can take a toll. Here are seven ways to stay positive and give yourself the care you deserve. Reviewed 6/27/2023 Sources American College of Cardiology. "Diabetes and Your Heart." https://www.cardiosmart.org/topics/diabetes-and-your-heart/questions-to-ask-your-doctor. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. "Diabetes, Heart Disease and Stroke." https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes/overview/preventing-problems/heart-disease-stroke. NCQA. "Comprehensive Diabetes Care." https://www.ncqa.org/hedis/measures/comprehensive-diabetes-care/. NCQA. "Statin Therapy for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes (SPC/SPD). https://www.ncqa.org/hedis/measures/statin-therapy-for-patients-with-cardiovascular-disease-and-diabetes. Related stories Health information main Health tools go Select a health topic ADHD Aging Alcohol use disorder Allergies Alternative medicine Alzheimer's disease Arthritis Asthma Babies Backs Bladder Bones Brain Breast cancer Cancer Cancer prevention Caregiving Cervical cancer Children and parenting Cholesterol Colds Colorectal cancer Coronavirus Dental care Depression Diabetes Disaster preparedness Down syndrome Ears Eating disorders Emergencies End of life/Palliative care Environmental health Epilepsy Eyes Fall prevention Family and relationships Feet Fitness and exercise Flu Food safety Hair Headache Health assessments Health calculators Healthcare Heart attack Heart health Hepatitis Hernia High blood pressure Hips HIV/AIDS Holiday health Hormones Imaging Incontinence Joints Kidneys Knees Leukemia Liver Lung cancer Lungs Medications Men's health Menopause Mental health Multiple sclerosis Nails Nose Nutrition Obesity Oral cancer Ovaries Pain Parkinson's disease Pets Pneumonia Pregnancy Prostate cancer Rehabilitation Reproductive health Safety School health Sexuality Sexually transmitted infections Skin Skin cancer Sleep Smoking Sports injuries Stomach pain Stress and anxiety Stroke Substance use disorder Summer safety Surgery Teen health Throat Thyroid Travel Vaccines Vascular health Violence Vitamins and supplements Weight management Winter health Women's health Workplace health Wound care i Events Diabetes Support Group CPR Class i Providers Family Medicine Cardiology Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine i Services Diabetes Center Cardiac Rehabilitation Cardiac Services RSS If you have questions or comments, please contact Randolph Health. Problems reading or opening a page? Legal restrictions and terms of use applicable to this site.