Beyond boundaries: exploring the latest guidelines for diabetes and cardiovascular health

Abstract

This article provides an overview of the link between cardiovascular disease and diabetes and its impact on practice. The recent European Society of Cardiology guidelines provides an overview of up-to-date recommendations, based on meta-analyses and recently published clinical trials, over the cardio-renal-metabolic spectrum. This guideline explores the management of diabetes with a focus on cardiovascular risk stratification, lifestyle and pharmacological management of cardiovascular risk factors and how to reduce the risk of heart failure and chronic kidney disease in those with diabetes.