Prandial glucose regulation and cardiovascular disease in Type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular dis ease. In recent years, prospective studies have indicated that, in addition to conventional risk factors, glycaemic control of diabetes predicts cardi ovascular disease in both middle-aged and elderly patients with Type 2 diab etes. However, there are no consistent data from different studies to indic ate that postprandial glucose is a better predictor for cardiovascular risk than fasting glucose level. Although no clinical trials are available to s how that improving glycaemic control prevents cardiovascular mortality and morbidity, recent studies imply that hyperglycaemia in patients with Type 2 diabetes should be treated more intensively than recommended by current gu idelines.