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Study Reveals How Type 2 Diabetes Directly Alters Heart Energy and Structure

Study Reveals How Type 2 Diabetes Directly Alters Heart Energy and Structure

Update: 2025-10-04
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  • Type 2 diabetes directly damages your heart’s ability to make energy, leaving you more vulnerable to fatigue, swelling, and heart failure
  • Human heart tissue studies show that mitochondria — the power plants of your cells — lose key components in diabetic hearts, forcing the heart to beat with less fuel
  • Fat and sugar metabolism both become inefficient, and backup fuels fail to provide support, leaving your heart stranded without reliable energy sources
  • Structural changes inside the heart, including scar-like collagen buildup and weaker calcium-handling proteins, make each heartbeat less coordinated and less powerful
  • You can take action by cutting linoleic acid (LA) from your diet, choosing the right carbohydrates, limiting environmental toxins, using sunlight strategically, and tracking your insulin resistance with HOMA-IR to protect your heart’s energy systems
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Study Reveals How Type 2 Diabetes Directly Alters Heart Energy and Structure

Study Reveals How Type 2 Diabetes Directly Alters Heart Energy and Structure

Dr. Joseph Mercola