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Diabetology for cardiologists

M. Laakso* and J. Kuusisto

Department ofMedicine, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland

* Markku Laakso, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine, University of Kuopio, 70210 Kuopio, Finland.

Abstract

The number of diabetic people will be doubled worldwide in the following 10 years, due to an increase in the number of type 2 diabetic patients. Because type 2 diabetes increases the risk for cardiovascular disease by two- to fourfold, cardiovascular complications will become a major health problem. This review will focus on definition, classification and diagnostic criteria for diabetes, risk factors for type 2 diabetes, macrovascular complications of diabetes, and prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease in type 2 diabetic patients.

Key Words: Type 2 diabetes • diagnosis and classification • cardiovascular dioease • prevention


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