Department of Endocrinology;
University of Ioannina;
Ioannina 45110;
Greece;
2^(nd)Department of Cardiology and Michaelidion Cardiac Center;
University of Ioannina;
Ioannina 45110;
Greece;
Department of SurgeryⅡ;
University of Witten-Herdecke;
Wuppertal 42283;
Germany;
Glycemic control; Atherosclerosis; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Cardiovascular disease; Carotid intima media thickness;