bo emb ol ism ; ▁other ▁studies ▁show ▁that ▁di ab etes ▁does ▁not ▁increase ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁th rom bo emb ol ism . ▁A ▁study ▁conducted ▁in ▁the ▁U me å ▁University ▁Hospital , ▁in ▁Sweden , ▁observed ▁patients ▁that ▁were ▁hospital ized ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁th rom bo emb ol ism ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁The ▁research ers ▁had ▁access ▁to ▁patient ▁information ▁including ▁age , ▁sex , ▁ve in ▁th rom bo emb ol ism ▁diagn osis , ▁di agnostic ▁methods , ▁di ab etes ▁type ▁and ▁medical ▁history . ▁This ▁study ▁concluded ▁that ▁there ▁is , ▁in ▁fact , ▁an ▁increased ▁risk ▁of ▁th rom bo emb ol ism ▁development ▁in ▁di ab etic ▁patients , ▁possibly ▁due ▁to ▁factors ▁associated ▁with ▁di ab etes ▁or ▁di ab etes ▁itself . ▁Di ab etic ▁patients ▁are ▁twice ▁as ▁likely ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁th rom bo emb ol ism ▁than ▁are ▁non - di ab etic ▁patient . ▁The ▁exact ▁mechanism ▁of ▁how ▁di ab etes ▁increases ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁cl ot ▁formation ▁remains ▁unclear ▁and ▁could ▁possibly ▁be ▁a ▁future ▁direction ▁for ▁study . ▁ ▁From ▁previous ▁studies , ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁that ▁long ▁distance ▁air ▁travel ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁high ▁risk ▁of ▁ven ous ▁th rom b osis . ▁Long ▁periods ▁of ▁in activity ▁in ▁a ▁limited ▁amount ▁of ▁space ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁increased ▁risk ▁of ▁blood ▁cl ot ▁formation . ▁In ▁addition , ▁bent