Heart Disease

"I wish I had had more self-respect when I was a couch potato, eating, drinking and smoking.
Now look at me. I'm a mess, and I'm ready to checkout."

High blood-sugar makes blood vessels and blood components "sticky".

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major complication and the leading cause of premature death among people with diabetes -- at least 65 percent of people with diabetes die from heart disease or stroke.
Adults with diabetes are two to four times more likely to have heart disease or suffer a stroke than people without diabetes.
Middle-aged people with type 2 diabetes have the same high risk for heart attack as people without diabetes who have already had a heart attack.