Type 2 diabetes mellitus is chronic disease. Type 2 diabetes mellitus represents a high risk for development of the cardiovascular complications.
Therapy of the hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia and hypertension decreases of the cardiovascular risk. Based on results of the clinical studies a residual risk rermains in the patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus have higher cardiovascular risk than nondiabetic population