Diabetes/Metabolic Syndrome
Diabetes
Putting the Pieces Together: Updating the Management of Type 2 Diabetes and the Metabolic Syndrome
It is not news that type 2 diabetes and its related disorder, the metabolic syndrome, have reached epidemic proportions. Of the 20.8 million diabetics in the United States, 90% to 95% suffer from type 2 diabetes, and the numbers continue to grow, with current estimates exceeding 800,000 new cases each year. These statistics are cause for concern: Patients with type 2 diabetes are 2 to 4 times more likely to develop cardiovascular disease than non-diabetic patients... learn more
