Table 48.2—Preventing and Managing Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Older Diabetic Patients

Counsel the patient regarding:

 

      Maintenance of appropriate weight

 

      Increasing physical activity

 

      Discontinuing smoking

 

      Limiting fat and carbohydrate intake

Consider drug therapy to:

 

      Treat hypertension

 

      Prevent myocardial infarction (ie, aspirin)

 

      Treat dyslipidemia