Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease in People With Diabetes Through Lifestyle Modification: Current Evidence-Based Recommendations | Zendy

Raquel Pereira | Zendy; Marion J. Franz | Zendy

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Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease in People With Diabetes Through Lifestyle Modification: Current Evidence-Based Recommendations

Author(s) -

Raquel Pereira,

Marion J. Franz

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

diabetes spectrum

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 1944-7353

pISSN - 1040-9165

DOI - 10.2337/diaspect.21.3.189

Subject(s) - medicine , lifestyle modification , diabetes mellitus , disease , intensive care medicine , cardiovascular health , disease management , gerontology , medline , physical therapy , endocrinology , parkinson's disease , political science , law

In Brief People with diabetes are at much higher risk for cardiovascular disease(CVD) than the average population. Evidence-based, prioritized, and strategicmanagement of CVD risk factors among people with diabetes is necessary for theimprovement of its burden on disability, morbidity, mortality, and high healthcare costs. Risk factors for diabetes and CVD are similar, and most can beeffectively decreased by lifestyle modification. Medical nutrition therapy andother lifestyle recommendations for CVD prevention and treatment arediscussed.

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