Type 2 diabetes raises your odds of developing heart disease, so it is imperative to start paying attention to your heart health immediately if you have a diabetes diagnosis. Even those who have prediabetes are at risk and should be focusing on a healthy cardiovascular lifestyle. Prediabetes is a result of poor blood sugar levels in the body. Unchecked, over time it could become Type 2 diabetes. This elevated blood sugar, which is present in both prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes, can harm blood vessels and the nerves that keep your heart and blood vessels functioning properly. Over time, this can lead to heart disease. Patients with diabetes often have other conditions that threaten the heart such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and obesity. These health problems, collectively known as metabolic syndrome, can boost the likelihood of blood clots as well as cause damage to the arteries in the …