Introduction Neuropathy prevalence in people with diabetes1 and the annual diabetes-related lower extremity amputation rate2 are high in Barbados. Diabetic foot disease accounts for 89% of diabetes-related admissions to the island’s main hospital.3 Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a major risk factor for lower extremity amputation in people with diabetes […]
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Arterial Stiffness May Be Superior to Hypertension in Predicting Diabetes
Findings of this study showed arterial stiffness is associated with a higher risk of diabetes onset compared with hypertension. Results of a prospective cohort study, published in Hypertension, revealed that in addition to being associated with hypertension, diabetes is also linked with arterial stiffness (AS); among participants, AS was superior […]