New Aspirin Guidelines for Diabetics

Fri, 04 Jun 2010
According to new research, women under 60 and men under 50 who are diabetic, however, have no other major risk factors for heart disease, probably ought not be on low-dose aspirin therapy.

These are the new recommendations based on a thorough review of nine studies which found the risks of some aspirin side effects, like stomach bleeding, ought to be better balanced against the potential benefits of aspirin use.

The new guidelines suggest low-dose aspirin therapy can be used by men over 50 and women over 60 with diabetes who have other risk factors for heart attack and stroke.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force contiues to recommend low-dose aspirin for prevention of heart attacks and stroke in men aged 45 to 79 and women aged 55 to 79.

The new guidelines have been endorsed by the American Diabetes Association, the American Heart Association, and the American College of Cardiology Foundation.

Diabetics face a higher risk of heart disease as they get older, and the majority of doctors recommend that diabetes patients use low-dose aspirin along side other medications.

The most recent studies do not showing sufficient benefits for certain younger diabetics .

Common use of drugs to control blood pressure and lower cholesterol has reduced the additional benefits of aspirin.

Generic statin medications for cholesterol and various hypertension medications are now available at minimal cost and ought to be considered part of the optimal approach of diabetes treatment and prevention.

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