Hyperglycemia, Diabetes and Vascular Disease

It is estimated that 1-5% ofthe world''s population is affected by some form of diabetes. Patients with these disorders are highly likely to develop microvas­ cular pathology in the retina and glomerulus and they are at a 2--6-fold greater risk for atherosclerotic vascular disease than individuals without diabetes. In addition, hypertension is far more prevalent in patients with diabetes than in t...