Abstract:Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions. Most of the morbidity, mortality, and cost of type 2 diabetes is related to cardiovascular complications (1). These complications can be decreased by improvi...Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions. Most of the morbidity, mortality, and cost of type 2 diabetes is related to cardiovascular complications (1). These complications can be decreased by improving glycemic control (2,3). However, one problem in diabetes care is the poor translation of knowledge derived from research to clinical practice (4). A lack of patients understanding the long-term ramifications of …Read More