Cardiovascular risk factor management in type 2 diabetes

1. Cardiovascular risk factor management in type 2 diabetes
General
measures
• Healthy weight
• Exercise
• Smoking cessation
Blood
pressure
• Medication + lifestyle measures to initial target of
<140/90mmHg
• Continue measures to target of <120/80 if possible
Cholesterol
• High-intensity statin:1 established CVD or 10-year CVD risk
≥20%
• Moderate-intensity statin:2 all other patients age ≥40
1 Atorvastatin 40-80 mg, rosuvastatin 20-40 mg daily.
2 Atorvastatin 10-20 mg, rosuvastatin 5-10 mg, simvastatin 20-40 mg,
pravastatin 40-80 mg, lovastatin 40 mg, fluvastatin XL 80 mg, pitavastatin 2-
4 mg daily.