| The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) | | | | diabetes. |
| found that 48 per cent of U.S. adults over forties with | | | | A diagnosis of diabetes as an adult presents a similar |
| diabetes do not take aspirin therapy to reduce their | | | | level of coronary heart disease risk as already having |
| risk of recurrent heart attack or stroke and they even | | | | suffered a heart attack, under the American Diabetes |
| do not report or discuss this situation with their doctors. | | | | Association. Hence, this association recommends that |
| This population is at intensified risk of cardiovascular | | | | aspirin therapy should be considered for use in the |
| cases and hence it is potential candidate for a | | | | prevention of both first and recurrent cardiovascular |
| doctor-recommended aspirin therapy based on | | | | events in patients affected by diabetes who have at |
| nowadays American Diabetes Association (ADA) and | | | | least one additional risk factor. |
| U.S. Preventive Services Task Force principles. | | | | According to the experts, the survey findings suggest |
| Some of the most life-threatening consequences of | | | | that few Americans with diabetes are aware of |
| diabetes diseases are heart attack and stroke, which | | | | aspirin therapy and its cardio-protective benefits. |
| occur more than twice as often among people with | | | | Despite benefits of the aforementioned treatment |
| diabetes than in those who are not affected by the | | | | have been proven to outweigh the risks in moderate |
| illness. According to statistics, this situation accounts for | | | | to high risk populations, it is concerning that so many |
| approximately 65 per cent of deaths in people with | | | | people with diabetes seem unaware of this fact. |