[Updated guidelines for cardiac patients with diabetes - Pragmatic diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm].

Individuals with type 2 diabetes are subjected to a disproportionately increased risk for development and progression of cardiovascular disease. Positive outcomes of recent clinical trials have led to the introduction of seminal novel therapeutic options for patients with type 2 diabetes and accompanying cardiovascular risk factors and disease. Consequently, the European Society of Cardiology published an update of the existing guideline for the management of these patients. The aim of this article is to provide a simplified and pragmatic algorithm for diagnostics and treatment for the vast majority of patients with type 2 diabetes, based on current guideline recommendations.