Figure 2.

(Top) Serial data for blood pressure (BP) control to <130/80 mm Hg, low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) to <100 mg/dL, and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) to <7% for a cohort of 82,442 diabetic patients with at least 5 visits in different 6‐month periods from January 2000 through January 2005. LDL data are provided only for the 61,075 patients with a diagnosis of hyperlipidemia and LDL values on a minimum of 5 visits in different 6‐month periods from 2000 to 2005. (Bottom) The percentage of diabetic patients receiving an angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE) and/or an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) from 2000 to 2005.