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Patients with both Type II diabetes and metabolic syndrome had a higher prevalence of coronary heart disease and previous myocardial infarctions.
Microalbuminuria is one of the strongest risk factors for cardiovascular death in Type II diabetics.
There is an association between small dense LDL particles and neuropathy.
Though metabolic syndrome is not a predicting factor of retinopathy, hypertension, a common characteristic of metabolic syndrome, is an independent risk factor for retinopathy.
