The new antidiabetics in heart disease: can a glycemic holter predict the drug success?

Abstract

In 2014 it was estimated at 8.5% of the world population, compared to 4.7% in 1980. According to these estimates, there were about 422million people affected by diabetes mellitus in the world, 64million within the WHO European Region (Global report on diabetes, WHO 2016). In Italy, based on ISTAT data, in 2016 a prevalence of known diabetes was estimated to be 5.3% (5.4% in men, 5.2% in women) equal to over 3million people. The prevalence increases with increasing age to a value of about 20% in people aged 75years or older.