Vascular Risk Progression in Normal and Diabetic Control Subjects.
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The purpose of this study is to look at the progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in normal control individuals and in patients with controlled diabetes.
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Cardiovascular disease remains the greatest cause of mortality in people with diabetes mellitus. This observation study will evaluate non-traditional risk factors for their contributions to vascular disease progression as determined by carotid intima media thickness and history of vascular disease events over 1 year. This study requires annual checks of blood, urine, history, and carotid ultrasound for carotid intimal medical thickness.
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Inclusion criteria
- 19 years old or more and willing to return for annual testing for 2 years.
- Those with Diabetes need to have the condition for at least 5 years.
- Normal controls need to have no diabetes, kidney disease, or chronic disease.
Exclusion criteria
- Estimated GFR <60 (mL/min/1.73m2)
- Any condition that would change weight dramatically in the near future such as malabsorption, pregnancy, malignancy
- For Normal: BMI>30, BP > 140/90 , LDL > 130.
- For Diabetes: BP> 135/85, A1C> 8%. LDL > 100.
Trial design
90 participants in 3 patient groups
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