Rosemarie Pasmantier, MD, is assistant professor of medicine, Division of Endocrinology, State University of New York Health Sciences Center, Stony Brook, New York.

Insulin resistance has been linked to an increased risk of hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease.

Coronary artery disease (CAD) accounts for approximately 75% of deaths in patients with diabetes.1

Patients with type 2 diabetes have a 2- to 4-fold increased incidence of coronary artery disease than those without diabetes.