Paradigm shift-prospective on anti-diabetic medical treatment strategy based on cardiovascular protection / 中国糖尿病杂志

ABSTRACT

Diabetes has become one of the most devastating non-communicable chronic diseases worldwide.China has the most diabetes patients in the world,the prevention and control of diabetes face great challenges.The main hazard of diabetes is from its complications;especially the cardiovascular complications that are the leading cause of death in type 2 diabetes patients.With the progress and effort of diabetes treatment,Acute and chronic microvascular complications of diabetes,such as retinopathy,have been significantly reduced over the past few decades.But cardiovascular disease is still remained as the leading cause of premature death.Therefore,with the availability of new medications that could exert cardiovascular-protection and life saving,the future diabetes treatment strategy should change from the current "glucose-centered" approach to "cardiovascular-centered" one with balanced glycemic control.