Guide To Significant Stroke Causes And Risk Factors

Diabetes

Diabetes is a condition in which a patient’s body cannot use insulin effectively (type 2) or produces little to no insulin (type 1). This condition increases an individual’s risk of experiencing a stroke in several ways. Many of these ways are due to other risk factors. For instance, many individuals with diabetes are overweight or obese. They often also have high blood pressure. Both of these elements of diabetes also increase an individual’s risk of cardiovascular disease, which is yet another risk factor for a stroke. Unfortunately, there is no cure for diabetes. However, there is treatment available. Patients must follow their diabetes treatment closely to minimize their increased risk of experiencing a stroke.

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Obstructive sleep apnea is another condition that can increase an individual’s risk of experiencing a stroke. This condition is a sleep disorder in which a patient stops and starts breathing multiple times throughout the night. In obstructive sleep apnea, this happens because the patient’s throat muscles relax too much. Symptoms of this condition include snoring, headaches in the morning, insomnia, gasping for air at night, and dry mouth in the morning. Patients with this form of sleep apnea can often also have other risk factors for a stroke, which is why sleep apnea also increases this risk. Examples include being overweight or obese, having high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease.