Chest pain in people with diabetes
18 October 2017
This study, undertaken by Nikita Berman as part of her iBSc in primary health care, has just been published in BMJ Open.
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Premature death from heart disease with diabetes is a major health problem
intentionally. Â We know people with diabetes have a higher risk of heart
attack and perhaps experience less chest pain (because of the nerve damage
caused by this diabetes), but this study showed that people often mistook their
symptoms (sweating, nausea and some chest discomfort) as side effects of their
diabetic medication. This misattribution often led to delays in seeking care,
and receiving lifesaving treatments.
Berman N, Jones MM, De Coster DA