In this series of short animations, Harold Heart and Dorothy Diabetes aim to raise awareness of the relationship between type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. People with type 2 diabetes are up to four times more likely to develop cardiovascular disease than people without diabetes, and twice as likely to die from a cardiovascular event, such as a heart attack or stroke.^1,2 If you have type 2 diabetes, watch these animations and download the patient guide to help you start conversations with your healthcare professional about your risk of cardiovascular disease.

¹Leon BM, Maddox TM. Diabetes and cardiovascular disease: Epidemiology, biological mechanisms, treatment recommendations and future research. World J Diabetes. 2015;6(13):1246–58.
²Einarson TR, Acs A, Ludwig C, et al. Prevalence of cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes: a systematic literature review of scientific evidence from across the world in 2007-2017. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2018;17:83.