[Diabetic vasculopathy, its relation to hypoglycemic agent use, the time of evolution and patient age].

The present study includes 404 patients with Diabetes Mellitus, admitted into the Angiology Service from the Hospital Provincial Docente Manuel Ascunse Domenech, Camaguey and from Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola, Ciego de Avila. Type of injury, level of obstruction at the lower limbs, type of diabetes and treatment received for each patient were analyzed. Preliminary conclusions are: no relation was found between type of diabetes and level of obstruction; and the second conclusion was that patients receiving oral hypoglicemiants presented more obstruction, with a significant difference by the square test. Time of disease and age of patient had a direct correlation with the presence of vasculopathy. Finally, it should be noted that high level of glicemy during a long period of time and elderly patients are the main factors implicated in the high incidence of vasculopathy in diabetic patients.