THE ROLE OF HYPERGLYCEMIA AND HYPERINSULINEMIA IN CAUSING VASCULAR DYSFUNCTION IN DIABETES

Hyperglycaemia and insulin abnormality are the causes of all vascular diseases in diabetes. Recent studies have narrowed down the pathways b y which hyperglycaemia can cause the various complications observed in the vasculature. Insulin resistance and hyperinsulinaemia have been a ssociated with cardiovascular disease. New ideas are presented on how selective insulin resistance of the vasculature may be responsible for the increased incidence of hypertension and cardiovascular disease.