New approach to diabetes care: from blood glucose to cardiovascular disease

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2019

Authors

Aguiar, C (Author) Other; Duarte, R (Author) Other; Carvalho, Davide (Author) FMUP

Journal

Title: Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia

Vol. 38

Pages: 53-63

ISSN: 0870-2551

Publisher: Sociedade Portuguesa De Cardiologia

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 8 Citations

Scopus - 6 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00Q-4VF

DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2018.03.013

Abstract (EN): Diabetes, a metabolic disease with vascular consequences due to accelerated atherosclerosis, is one of the 21st century's most prevalent chronic diseases. Characterized by inability to produce or use insulin, leading to hyperglycemia and insulin deficiency, diabetes causes a variety of microvascular (such as retinopathy and kidney disease) and macrovascular complications (including myocardial infarction and stroke) which reduce the quality of life and life expectancy of individuals with diabetes. We describe the close relationship between diabetes, cardiovascular risk factors, and cardiovascular disease, and examine multifactorial approaches to diabetes treatment, including reducing cardiovascular risk in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Finally, we analyze new prospects for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, resulting from the development of novel antidiabetic drugs. The aim of this review is that the clinician should assume the crucial role of guiding individuals with diabetes in the control of their disease, in order to improve their quality of life and prognosis. In view of the currently available evidence, the emergence of new glucose-reducing therapies with proven cardiovascular benefit means that the best therapeutic strategy for diabetes must go beyond reducing hyperglycemia and aim to reduce cardiovascular risk. (C) 2018 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U.

Language: Portuguese

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 11