ECG

• ECG (Electro Cardiogram) denotes the electrical activity of the heart.
• The electrical activity of the heart depends on the blood supply and the autonomic system.
• Diabetic patients have more chances to getting a heart attack due to deranged Blood sugar levels, High Cholesterol , Hypertension, High blood coagulability and other variables.
• In Diabetes Mellitus, patients may have silent Ischemia (Silent heart attack). This means that they may not address any pain of heart attack and hence the episode goes unnoticed. A random ECG may detect such type of event.
• The variation of ECG finding with deep breathing may be altered in Diabetes Mellitus and this may denote the “Autonomic Dysfunction” of the patient.
• An “ECG” done during a routine annual checkup can pick up few treatable underlying Heart Conditions.