Faster the heart pulse, higher the future risk of diabetes

A new study linking heart rate and diabetes has suggested that a person’s risk of diabetes can be determined by evaluating the heart rate.

In a four-year study of 73,357 Chinese adults, Penn State researchers observed that faster heart rates were positively associated with an increased risk of developing diabetes.

Researchers also found that faster heart rates were associated with impaired fasting glucose levels and a conversion from impaired fasting glucose levels to diabetes among the same population.