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Metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors that increase a person’s chances of developing type 2 diabetes and heart disease, including abdominal obesity, high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol, high blood pressure, and high fasting glucose. Researchers say that people with type 1 diabetes and metabolic system are at greater risk of complications like heart disease and neuropathy. Read more