title: Diabetes-related microvascular and macrovascular diseases in the physical therapy setting.
abstract: Physical therapists commonly treat people with diabetes for a wide variety of diabetes-associated impairments, including those from diabetes-related vascular disease. Diabetes is associated with both microvascular and macrovascular diseases affecting several organs, including muscle, skin, heart, brain, and kidneys. A common etiology links the different types of diabetes-associated vascular disease. Common risk factors for vascular disease in people with diabetes, specifically type 2 diabetes, include hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, hypertension, tobacco use, and obesity. Mechanisms for vascular disease in diabetes include the pathologic effects of advanced glycation end product accumulation, impaired vasodilatory response attributable to nitric oxide inhibition, smooth muscle cell dysfunction, overproduction of endothelial growth factors, chronic inflammation, hemodynamic dysregulation, impaired fibrinolytic ability, and enhanced platelet aggregation. It is becoming increasingly important for physical therapists to be aware of diabetes-related vascular complications as more patients present with insulin resistance and diabetes. The opportunities for effective physical therapy interventions (such as exercise) are significant.
authors.affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8502, 4444 Forest Park Blvd, St Louis, MO 63108, USA. cadet@wusm.wustl.edu
authors.forename: W Todd
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Cade
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology
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