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2008 Clinical Practice Guidelines - Canadian Diabetes Association

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Table 2. Priorities for vascular and renal<br />

protection<br />

<strong>Clinical</strong> strategy Target population<br />

Step 1: Initiate vascular<br />

protection<br />

All people with diabetes<br />

(see Table 3)<br />

Step 2:Treat elevated BP All people with diabetes<br />

whose BP remains ≥130/80<br />

mm Hg after applying vascular<br />

protective measures (see<br />

“Treatment of Hypertension,”<br />

p. S115)<br />

Step 3: Initiate renal<br />

protection<br />

BP = blood pressure<br />

All people with diabetes who<br />

have proteinuria after applying<br />

vascular measures and after<br />

achieving BP 55 years of age and had proven coronary<br />

disease, cerebrovascular disease or PAD, or diabetes plus<br />

≥1 additional risk factor for vascular disease. In the overall<br />

population, ramipril 10 mg daily reduced the primary endpoint<br />

by 22% (p

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