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    While diabetes increases the risk of stroke, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and properly managing blood sugar levels can help reduce risk. There are two main types of strokes - ischemic caused by a blocked artery and hemorrhagic caused by a ruptured artery. Diabetes can make it harder for the body to respond to a stroke by reducing the ability of alternate arteries to serve as bypass routes. Some stroke symptoms to watch for include sudden numbness, trouble speaking, vision issues, and severe headaches. Treatment may include clot-busting drugs for ischemic strokes, but these need to be administered within 3 hours to be effective.

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    While diabetes increases the risk of stroke, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and properly managing blood sugar levels can help reduce risk. There are two main types of strokes - ischemic caused by a blocked artery and hemorrhagic caused by a ruptured artery. Diabetes can make it harder for the body to respond to a stroke by reducing the ability of alternate arteries to serve as bypass routes. Some stroke symptoms to watch for include sudden numbness, trouble speaking, vision issues, and severe headaches. Treatment may include clot-busting drugs for ischemic strokes, but these need to be administered within 3 hours to be effective.

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    While diabetes increases the risk of stroke, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and properly managing blood sugar levels can help reduce risk. There are two main types of strokes - ischemic caused by a blocked artery and hemorrhagic caused by a ruptured artery. Diabetes can make it harder for the body to respond to a stroke by reducing the ability of alternate arteries to serve as bypass routes. Some stroke symptoms to watch for include sudden numbness, trouble speaking, vision issues, and severe headaches. Treatment may include clot-busting drugs for ischemic strokes, but these need to be administered within 3 hours to be effective.

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    While diabetes increases the risk of stroke, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and properly managing blood sugar levels can help reduce risk. There are two main types of strokes - ischemic caused by a blocked artery and hemorrhagic caused by a ruptured artery. Diabetes can make it harder for the body to respond to a stroke by reducing the ability of alternate arteries to serve as bypass routes. Some stroke symptoms to watch for include sudden numbness, trouble speaking, vision issues, and severe headaches. Treatment may include clot-busting drugs for ischemic strokes, but these need to be administered within 3 hours to be effective.

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    While multiple studies say diabetes puts you at risk of conditions such as heart disease, stroke, and kidney
    failure, a healthy lifestyle and insulin treatments can help keep your risk low.

    What Is a Stroke?
    In a stroke , one of the many blood vessels that supply your brain with oxygen becomes damaged or
    blocked. If the blood flow is cut off for more than 3 to 4 minutes, that part of your brain begins to die.
    There are two types of strokes:
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    Hemorrhagic strokes are caused by a ruptured artery.


    Ischemic strokes result from a blocked artery.
    Diabetes can also make it harder for your body to respond to a stroke . When your oxygen supply is
    cut off, other arteries can usually serve as a bypass. But if you have diabetes, those vessels may be hardened
    or clogged with plaque, a condition known as atherosclerosis. This makes it harder for blood to get to your
    brain

    Causes
    High blood pressure is the leading risk factor for stroke. Others include smoking cigarettes and high levels
    of LDL ("bad") cholesterol.

    Symptoms
    A stroke is an emergency whether you have diabetes or not. If you or someone near you has any of these
    symptoms, call 911 at once.
    Sudden numbness or weakness in the face, arm, or leg (especially on one side of the body)
    Trouble speaking or understanding words or simple sentences
    Sudden blurred vision or worse vision

    in one or both eyes

    Sudden trouble swallowing


    Dizziness, loss of balance, or lack of coordination
    Brief loss of consciousness
    Sudden inability to move part of the body (paralysis)
    Sudden, unexplainable, and intense headache

    Treatments
    One treatment for ischemic stroke is a clot-buster drug called tPA, which must be taken within the first 3
    hours after stroke symptoms begin. It dissolves the clot that has clogged an artery and can restore blood
    flow to brain tissue. But this drug isnt for all people who have an ischemic stroke, especially if you've
    had major surgery in the previous 2 weeks or recent head trauma.
    Also, several new and experimental drugs may stop and even reverse brain damage if taken immediately
    after a stroke.

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