stroke prevention Archives - Amazing Health Advances https://amazinghealthadvances.net/tag/stroke-prevention/ Your hub for fresh-picked health and wellness info Tue, 04 Feb 2025 06:40:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://amazinghealthadvances.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/AHA_Gradient_Bowl-150x150.jpg stroke prevention Archives - Amazing Health Advances https://amazinghealthadvances.net/tag/stroke-prevention/ 32 32 Know the Signs of Stroke – BE FAST https://amazinghealthadvances.net/know-the-signs-of-stroke-be-fast-8431/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=know-the-signs-of-stroke-be-fast-8431 https://amazinghealthadvances.net/know-the-signs-of-stroke-be-fast-8431/#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2025 06:42:32 +0000 https://amazinghealthadvances.net/?p=16942 Debbe Geiger via Duke Health – Know the Signs of Stroke – BE FAST While stroke is the fifth leading cause of death, few people know the signs. Use the acronym BE FAST to remember the signs of stroke, and what to do if someone near you is experiencing them. BE FAST Reminder of Stroke Signs B – Balance Is the person suddenly having trouble with balance or coordination? E – Eyes Is the person experiencing suddenly blurred or double vision or a sudden loss of vision in one or both eyes without pain? F – Face Drooping Does one side of the face droop or is it numb? Ask the person to smile. A- Arm Weakness Is one arm weak or numb? Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward? S – Speech Difficulty Is speech slurred, are they unable to speak, or are they hard to understand? Ask the person to repeat a simple sentence like, “The sky is blue.” Is the sentence repeated correctly? T – Time to call 911 If the person shows any of these symptoms, even if the symptoms go away, call 911 and get them to the hospital immediately Source: American Stroke Association To read the original article click here.

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]]> https://amazinghealthadvances.net/know-the-signs-of-stroke-be-fast-8431/feed/ 0 What Are Ideal Blood Sugar Levels for Preventing Repeat Strokes, Heart Attacks? https://amazinghealthadvances.net/what-are-ideal-blood-sugar-levels-for-preventing-repeat-strokes-heart-attacks-7588/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-are-ideal-blood-sugar-levels-for-preventing-repeat-strokes-heart-attacks-7588 https://amazinghealthadvances.net/what-are-ideal-blood-sugar-levels-for-preventing-repeat-strokes-heart-attacks-7588/#respond Thu, 30 Sep 2021 07:00:07 +0000 https://amazinghealthadvances.net/?p=12941 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) via Newswise – MINNEAPOLIS –  Blood sugar control has always been important for people with diabetes when it comes to preventing a stroke. But a new study finds for people with diabetes who have a stroke, there may be an ideal target blood sugar range to lower the risk of different types of vascular diseases like a stroke or heart attack later on. The research is published in the September 29, 2021, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. “We know that having diabetes may be associated with an increased risk of having a first stroke,” said study author Moon-Ku Han, MD, PhD, of Seoul National University College of Medicine in Korea. “But our results indicate that there is an optimal blood sugar level that may start to minimize the risk of having another stroke, a heart attack or other vascular problems, and it’s right in the 6.8% to 7.0% range.” The study involved 18,567 people with diabetes with an average age of 70. All participants were admitted to the hospital for an ischemic stroke, which is caused by a blood clot. Upon admission, researchers used a test called the hemoglobin A1C to determine people’s average blood sugar level over the past two to three months. This test measures a percentage of hemoglobin proteins in the blood coated with sugar. A level below 5.7% is considered normal; 6.5% or higher generally indicates diabetes. The participants had an average A1C of 7.5%. Researchers then followed up one year later to find out if there was an association between A1C levels with the risk of having another stroke, a heart attack, or dying from these or other vascular causes. Of all participants, 1,437, or about 8%, had a heart attack or died from vascular disease within a year of starting the study, and 954, or 5%, had another stroke. The study found that people admitted to the hospital with A1C levels above the 6.8% to 7.0% range had an increased risk of having a vascular event like a heart attack, as well as having another stroke. After adjusting for factors like age and sex, researchers found that people’s risk for a heart attack or similar vascular diseases was 27% greater when they were admitted to the hospital with A1C levels above 7.0%, compared to those admitted with A1C levels below 6.5%. People’s risk for having another stroke was 28% greater when admitted to the hospital with A1C levels above 7.0%, compared to those below 6.5%. “Our findings highlight the importance of keeping a close eye on your blood sugar if you’re diabetic and have had a stroke,” Han said. A limitation of the study is that people’s blood sugar levels were measured only at the start of the study; no follow-up levels were available. To read the original article click here.  

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