Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Patients with diabetes (DM) are at increased risk for cardiovacular disease (CVD). Possible effects of insulin therapy on development of atherosclerosis and CVD were studied.Patients and methods: Relevant metabolic parameters were determined in 348 patients assigned into groups with DM2 on oral hypoglycemic drugs (DM2-OH) and insulin (DM2-INS), and with DM1.Results: A significant among-group difference was found in ad...