Type 2 diabetes mellitus as a risk factor in cardiovascular pathologies development

Abstract

We present data on the correlation between diabetes mellitus and the risk of developing cardiovascular pathologies. The study involved 60 people, 30 men and 30 women, whose average age was 50–60 years. All participants were divided into three groups. The first group included people without type 1 and type 2 diabetes, but with cardiovascular diseases. The second group included people with type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosed 2–3 years ago and cardiovascular diseases. The third group included people with type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosed 10–15 years ago and cardiovascular diseases. All three groups were analyzed according to the following averages: blood pressure, glycated hemoglobin, total cholesterol concentration, Sokolow–Lyon index and SCORE scale values. As a result of the study and comparison of three researched groups, it was revealed that people with diabetes mellitus diagnosed 2–3 years ago already have changes in the cardiovas-cular system and people with type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosed 10–15 years ago have significant changes. Thus, type 2 diabetes mellitus is a serious factor contributing not only to cardiovascular diseases development, but also to their rapid progression, which, in turn, significantly increases the risk of death from cardiovascular complications.