Today, inspired by a question from Jon in Victoria, we are talking about diabetes.

Blood pressure can be thought of as the speed of the blood whizzing around your blood vessels (arteries). This is affected by two things: your heart and your arteries.

A stroke describes death to brain tissue caused by disrupted blood supply.

A heart attack occurs when there is blockage in the heart’s own blood supply.

Hello! I’m Harley, a doctor working in Victoria. Welcome back to Ask the Doctor!