Can diabetes cause a stroke?

Patient's question:

My friend's relative is said to have diabetes, and their blood sugar control is not very good. Recently, they have again shown symptoms of a stroke. Hello, does diabetes cause stroke? And is it serious if diabetes leads to stroke? What should the patient do?

Doctor's answer:

Diabetic patients are likely to develop cerebral infarction because diabetic patients are prone to recurrence of cerebral arteriosclerosis, which leads to the narrowing of blood vessels and traffic inconvenience, resulting in the occurrence of cerebral infarction. In general, this condition requires active use of medication to control blood sugar, and it is necessary to flexibly use various drugs for the prevention of cerebral arteriosclerosis according to one's own disease condition for regulation.

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