For years, a daily low dose of aspirin has been prescribed to help prevent heart attacks and strokes, both for diabetic patients and non-diabetic. Aspirin thins the blood and prevents clots, which keeps blood flowing freely to the heart and brain. People with diabetes are two to four times more likely to die from heart disease, due to the production of thromboxane, which causes blood vessels to constrict and cells to clump and form clots inside the arteries. Aspirin serves to block the thromboxane. However, aspirin may also cause increased bleeding in the brain, which could lead to a hemorrhagic stroke, and may also be responsible for gastrointestinal bleeding. Opinions are split as to whether or not benefits outweigh the risks, especially in the case of a diabetic and aspirin regimen. In 2010, the American Diabetes Association (ADA), the American College of Cardiology Foundation, and the American Heart Association …