whether EVERY patient with type 2 diabetes should get an ACE inhibitor or ARB, aspirin, and statin

November 2012

You'll hear controversy over whether EVERY patient with type 2 diabetes should get an ACE inhibitor or ARB, aspirin, and statin.

This push is partly due to insurer pay-for-performance programs. And even though these drugs are often helpful, watch for the exceptions.

ACEIs/ARBs. Continue to use an ACEI or ARB for diabetes patients with hypertension...to improve cardiovascular and renal outcomes.

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