Oral Chelation
 The
American Diabetes Association has an initiative,
"Make the Link! Diabetes, Heart Disease and
Stroke," we are urging health care providers to
talk to their patients about the link between
diabetes, heart disease and stroke. A recent
Make the Link! survey shows that 68% of people
with diabetes do not consider cardiovascular
disease to be a serious complication of
diabetes. Furthermore, 60% of people with
diabetes surveyed do not feel at risk for either
high blood pressure or cholesterol problems.
Studies have shown that up to 60% of adults
with diabetes have high blood pressure and
nearly all have one or more lipid abnormalities,
such as increased triglycerides, low HDL
cholesterol, or elevated LDL cholesterol. While
the management of blood sugar has always been
and remains a cornerstone of diabetes care,
diabetes requires a comprehensive program that
includes management of blood glucose, management
of blood pressure and management of cholesterol.
We call these key components of care the ABCs of
diabetes: A standing for A1C, B is for blood
pressure, and C is for cholesterol.
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