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488026 
Journal Article 
Microvascular and macrovascular complications of diabetes mellitus 
King, KD; Jones, JD; Warthen, J 
2005 
Yes 
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
ISSN: 0002-9459
EISSN: 1553-6467 
69 
5 
English 
WOS:000234538900009 
Approximately 7 out of every 10 of the 1.7 million Americans who die each year die of a chronic disease such as diabetes mellitus.(1) Hyperglycemia may lead to diabetic complications causing damaging effects to the kidneys, nervous system, ocular function, cardiovascular system, and circulatory system, and leading to nephropathy, neuropathy, retinopathy, cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease. Healthcare professionals should make a collaborative effort to detect, evaluate, and treat long-term complications of diabetes. The purpose of this paper is to convey the pivotal role of pharmacists in the management of diabetic complications. As pharmacy faculty members and professors, our role is to educate pharmacy students on the signs and symptoms of disease, current treatment modalities, and the medical literature on the prevention and treatment of complications. Pharmacy students learn about diabetes in the didactic sequence of learning and during the experiential experience. 
diabetes; microvascular; macrovascular; acute ischemic stroke; randomized controlled-trial; blood-glucose; control; intermittent claudication; myocardial-infarction; neuropathy; aspirin; risk; prevention; heart