Standards of Medical Care In Diabetes-2020: Cardiovascular Disease And Risk Management

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with clustered risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) such as hypertension, obesity, and dyslipidemia. Further, CVD is the most common cause of death in T2DM patients.

Hence, it is important to reduce the risk of macrovascular complications by carefully managing modifiable CVD risk factors in T2DM patients. 1 This article summarizes the revised American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommendations for risk management of CVD in T2DM patients.