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The prevalence of diabetes, especially of Type 2, is on the inexorable increase at a fast rate throughout the world. Cardiovascular disease represents the leading cause of mortality in diabetic patients whose risk of coronary heart disease is two to three times greater than that of those without the disease.
This book covers the many diabetes-related cardiovascular risk factors and presents a detailed review of the risks specifically associated with lipid disorders in patients with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
It provides answers to the questions which routinely arise in clinical practice when dealing with diabetics, especially those with Type 2 disease:
- Are the results of recent studies into cardiovascular risk management relevant for diabetics?
- What lipid monitoring modalities are suitable, and how often should tests be carried out?
- How can lipid disorders be treated in diabetics?
This book offers a clear, well-argued summary of current knowledge on this important subject, and will help clinicians in their choice of therapeutic options, notably which of the two major classes of lipid-lowering drugs to prescribe to diabetic patients.