MedPage Today | Worsening Heart Failure Tied to Higher Diabetes Risk MedPage Today Heart failure severity correlated with a stepwise increase in diabetes risk, according to nationwide cohort study from Denmark. Patients in the study taking the highest doses of loop diuretics, used as a proxy for heart failure severity, were three ... Study Links Increasing Severity Of Heart Failure With Increased Risk Of ... Risk of Diabetes Increases Stepwise as HF Severity Rises |