That diabetes is mentioned or not, myocardial infarction and cerebral vascular diseases are the 2 major causes of death among these 321 people with diabetes, (d) the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in Canadian adults with diabetes mellitus: In the Canadian Heart Health Survey, the prevalence of obesity and hypertension, sedentary lifestyle and high cholesterol were higher in the diabetic group. The prevalence of smoking among diabetics and nondiabetics were similar. When these 5 risk factors are considered together, a high percentage of diabetic patients (39%) had more than 3 risk factors compared to non-diabetic group (19%), (e) the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in Southern Alberta: In the study of diabetic retinopathy in southern Alberta, the prevalence of retinopathy was 63% in patients requiring insulin, and 33% among those who did not. Retinopathy was also more severe in patients using insulin. About 35% of those with significant retinopathy had not been seen by an ophthalmologist in the previous 2 years. In Nova Scotia, 15% of people with diabetes mellitus have seen an eye doctor 3 times over a period of 3 years.
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