Current recommendations for prevention of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes mellitus. Part II of II.

Patients with diabetes mellitus are at a high risk of developing cardiovascular disease, and therefore stand to benefit greatly from a preventive strategy. Recommendations regarding assessment and management of traditional risk factors are basically similar for diabetic and nondiabetic patients with several important differences. Several nontraditional risk factors also play a substantial role in the development of cardiovascular disease in diabetic patients, and need to be addressed if full preventive care is to be provided. In this second in a two-part series, we present current recommendations for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease in the diabetic patient.