2) Atherosclerosis is a disease that starts in your arteries, your arteries are lined with a thin layer of cells called endothelium (keeps arteries smooth to keep the blood flowing with no problems). Atherosclerosis starts to damage the endothelium in the arteries. This is caused by smoking, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. This damage of the endothelium …show more content…
b) The major differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes is; type 1 diabetes you are born with it or you develop it when you are very young. People with type 1 their pancreas cannot produce insulin or does not produce a lot of it. You immune system destroys the insulin producing cells. The insulin is the one that absorbs the glucose sugar to make energy. Type 2 diabetes can be prevented not like type 1 it usually develops in later stages of adulthood. Type 2 diabetes does not have access to insulin right away this is called insulin resistance with more time having type 2 the pancreas can produce a smaller amounts of insulin each time.
c) How diabetes can affect the cardiovascular system is when you have high glucose levels from having no insulin to absorb the glucose can create a formation of fatty deposits on the blood vessel walls, which can create heart problems and can block blood the oxygen from getting to the