Heart Attack Boosts Diabetes Risk - Health Day

After a heart attack, the risk of developing diabetes and so-called pre-diabetes rises steeply, a new study finds.

In fact, recent heart attack patients are up to four-and-a-half times more likely to develop diabetes compared with the general population and more than 15 times more likely to develop high blood sugar, according to the report in the Aug. 25 issue of The Lancet.