Diabetes mellitus is a major risk factor for morbidity and mortality through premature and accelerated atherosclerosis;

Coronary and cerebrovascular disease is 2-4 times as common in a diabetic and the post-infarction mortality is higher; clinical assessment of coronary artery disease may be difficult due to the high incidence of asymptomatic cardiac ischemia in diabetics;

Peripheral vascular disease is 4-6 times more common in a diabetic associated presence of neuropathy accentuates diabetic foot problems.

The prevalence of these complications is increased manifold in the diabetic population and tends to occur in a more severe form, and at a relatively younger age.

The usual relative protection against atherosclerosis prior to menopause is lost in diabetic women.

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