Vascular Mortality Declining in Adults With Diabetes in the United States

Vascular disease mortality rates are declining in the United States, which is leading to a diversification of types of diabetes-related mortality, according to results published in theLancet.

Several nonvascular, noncancer causes of death, including renal disease, influenza, pneumonia, sepsis, and chronic liver disease, were significantly higher among adults with diabetes compared with adults without diabetes.