Patient perceptions of cardiovascular risk, lipid management and statins in type 1 diabetes

Lipid-lowering reduces cardiovascular risk in type 1 diabetes (T1D), but dyslipidaemia remains under-recognised and under-treated. Through patient surveys, barriers to lipid management in T1D were identified, including lack of awareness of cardiovascular risk and cholesterol levels, preference for managing glycaemia over lipids, preference for lifestyle modification over pharmacotherapy, and statin side-effect concerns.

Source: Primary Care Diabetes - July 31, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Nick S.R. Lan, Regina S.Y. Hong, Christopher Ryan, Alicia J. Jenkins, P. Gerry Fegan Source Type: research