By the way, doctor: Must I take aspirin?
The American Diabetes Association recommends that people with diabetes who have had cardiovascular disease should take aspirin regularly (75–162 mg a day) and even those with no history of cardiovascular disease should do so if they're over 40 or have additional risk factors (among them, a family history of cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol levels).
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Nancy Keating, M.D., M.P.H., Contributor
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