(Source: American College of Cardiology Foundation) The increase in prevalence of diabetes, driven by both a fall in diabetes-related death and a rise in diabetes incidence, is associated with increased costs and constitutes a burden on the healthcare system. As such, current efforts in diabetes management are directed towards mitigating complications of diabetes including micro and macrovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of mortality and morbidity among persons with diabetes mellitus, and therefore, optimal risk factor control is endorsed by current guidelines for primary prevention of CVD. In practice, simultaneous management of multiple CVD risk...
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