Times of India | Diabetes can up heart failure risk Times of India In 2010-11, 45,000 people with the condition had heart failure - where the heart does not pump blood as effectively as it should, when the expected number would have been 27,300. The most common reason for heart failure is that the muscle has been ... Heart failure risk for diabetes patients Heart failure 65 per cent more likely in diabetics Diabetics A High Risk For Heart Failure: National Diabetes Audit |