Heart attacks and strokes are set to soar over the coming years as the diabetes epidemic sweeping the nation takes its toll, a charity has warned.

The growing number of people with diabetes could trigger a 29% rise buy quality backlinks in the number of heart attacks and strokes linked to the condition by 2035, the British Heart Foundation has predicted.

It warned that the rising tide of diabetes will have a significant impact on people suffering ill health related to the condition.

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- BHF (@TheBHF) August 4, 2018 The charity has estimated that 39,000 people living with diabetes will suffer a heart attack in 2035, a rise of 9,000 compared with 2015.

Meanwhile, more than 50,000 people will have a stroke, a rise of 11,000, the charity said.

Cases of angina and heart failure are also set to soar, it warned.

The BHF said that over the next two decades the number of people with diabetes in England is set to increase from four million to five million - partly due to the swelling cases of obesity, which is leading to increasing cases of type 2 diabetes.

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- NHS NorwichCCG (@NorwichCCG) January 19, 2017 It said that patients with type 2 diabetes are two to four times more likely to have a heart attack or stroke, which means a rise in diabetes cases is expected to trigger a sharp increase in these potentially deadly heart and circulatory conditions.

The charity has called for more research to better understand the links between heart and circulatory problems.

It also called for "bold action" to tackle obesity and inactivity.

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- Thurrock CCG (@ThurrockCCG) June 15, 2018 "Thanks to research we've made excellent progress in improving survival rates for heart attacks and strokes," said BHF chief executive Simon Gillespie.