This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Ballinger, P. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Do all diabetic patients need statins? A view from primary care

Hednesford Street Surgery, 60 Hednesford Street, Cannock, Staffs, WS11 1DJ, UK, pballin440{at}aol.com

A majority of type 2 diabetic patients now receive routine care from their General Practitioner. The biggest single cause of mortality amongst such patients is ischaemic heart disease; diabetes is now considered to be of equivalent risk to a previous myocardial infarction in non-diabetic individuals. Most type 2 diabetic patients have the insulin resistance syndrome, and accelerated atheromatous disease at the time of diagnosis. The current guidelines on lipid management fail to recognise the unique dyslipidaemia of diabetes, and tend to undertreat the disease. There is a powerful case for all type 2 diabetic patients to receive treatment with a statin at the time of diagnosis.

Key Words: statins • lipids • type 2 diabetes.

The British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease, Vol. 3, No. 1, 58-61 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/14746514030030011001


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				Y. Samarasinghe, M. Al-Mrayat, M. Vloemans, and N. Munro NICE guidelines for management of lipids in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a practical interpretation The British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease, May 1, 2003; 3(3): 222 - 225. [PDF]