Diabetes mellitus, either Type-I or Type-II, is a very strong risk factor for the development of coronary artery disease (CAD) and stroke. Eighty percent of all deaths among diabetic patients are due to atherosclerosis, compared to about 30% among non-diabetic patients.2 A large NIH cohort study, the First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, revealed that heart disease mortality in the general population is declining at a much greater rate than in diabetic patients. In fact, diabetic women suffered an increase in heart disease mortality over the same time period.4,5 Furthermore, despite recent reductions in cardiovascular events amongst adults with diabetes, the absolute risk of cardiovascular events remains 2- fold greater than amongst non-diabetic individuals.6