Cardiovascular disease prevalence and risk factor prevalence in Type 2 diabetes: a contemporary analysis.
S McGurnaghanL A K BlackbournE MocevicU Haagen PantonR J McCrimmonN SattarS WildHelen Martina ColhounPublished in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2018)
There continues to be a high prevalence of CVD among people with Type 2 diabetes and a high level of unmet need for risk factor control. This implies substantial scope for reducing the excess risk of CVD in diabetes through improved management of known risk factors.