Table 1 Treatment targets according to the European Guidelines for Diabetes, Pre-Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease as issued 2007 [10], and updated in 2013 [11] and European Guidelines on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in clinical practice issued 2012 [9]

Blood pressure (mm Hg) (no diabetes)

<140/90

<140/90

<140/90

Blood pressure (mm Hg) (diabetes)

<130/80

<140/80

<140/85

LDL-cholesterol mmol/L (mg/dL) (no diabetes and diabetes)

<1.8 (<70)

<1.8 (<70)

<1.8 (<70)^a

HbA1c % (mmol/mol) (diabetes)

≤6.5 % (≤48)

≤7.0 % (≤53)

≤7.0 % (≤53)