Presence of Cardiovascular Risk as Diabetes Mellitus Progresses

Background: As individual lives with Diabetes Mellitus, the emergence and progression cardiovascular risks are relevant in the management of patients. While some appear early and last long some appear late and cause patients condition to deteriorate rapidly. Objectives: To assess the relative progression of various cardiovascular risk factors considering the duration of diabetes mellitus. Method: One hundred and ninety asymptomatic people living with diabetes mellitus were evaluated considering time as at first diagnosis of DM irrespective of the initial care given. Cardiovascular risk factors were compared in 6 sub-grouping based on duration of diabetes mellitus. Results: Increasing duration of DM showed significant increase with left ventricular mass, uric acid and creatinine. Conclusion: cardiovascular risk no doubt increases as the duration of DM increases and more so on the heart and the kidney.