Diabetes and Endocrine Disorders

Cardiovascular Risk in Type 2 Diabetes

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major complication of diabetes and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Diabetes mellitus is a chronic condition that occurs either the body cannot produce enough or produced insulin that the body does not use properly. Comparisons of people without diabetes, people with type 2 diabetes mellitus have a considerably higher risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and are excessively affected by cardiovascular disease. Most of this excess risk is associated with better prevalence of well-known risk factors such as hypertension, dyslipidemia and obesity. For medication, such as statins and blood pressure-lowering agents, may be necessary for some individuals. Recent advances in personalized medicine and Regular approaches of healthcare providers are crucial for effective management and prevention of CVD.

• Hypertension
• Dyslipidemia
• Obesity
• Insulin resistance and Hyperglycemia
• Microvascular complications