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Health Disparities among People with Diabetes in America and The Relationship of Race, Economic Status, and Ethnicity in Contributing to Health Inequality

Research results show that race, ethnicity, and socio-economic disparity influence the uptake of GLP-1 RA medication among people with diabetes which suggests that they are critical determinants of health. The issue of diabetes has been a topic for research over a long duration of time. Therefore, research is undertaken to …

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DPP-4 Inhibitors Vs. Sulphonylureas As Add-On to Metformin – Assessing CV Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes

New retrospective study results compare the two most largely prescribed antidiabetic medication classes in addition to metformin, to determine the impact on the incidence of CV events in patients with T2DM. Dipeptidyl-peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4i) and sulphonylureas (sulfonylureas in the US) (SU) are two of the most prescribed medication to date …

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Pioglitazone, the go-to therapy

Many drugs have CV benefits, reduce HA1c, have metabolic effects, and improve NASH/NAFLD in people with diabetes. Still, pioglitazone, an SGLT2 inhibitor, seems to be one of the cheap drugs and has many functions with more significant benefits than risk. There are a lot of CV trials conducted like the …

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Diabetic Ketoacidosis or Cannabis Related Hyperglycemic Ketosis in patient with Type 1 Diabetes

A retrograde cohort study suggests that metabolic and acid base parameters may be useful in differentiating typical diabetic ketoacidosis DKA from Hyperglycemic Ketoacidosis related to cannabis hyperemesis syndrome in patients with type 1 Diabetes After the legalization of cannabis in Colorado and increasing its use among patients with type 1 …

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March 26, 2022

When our Publisher was doing CE programs to medical professionals, I remember he used to ask the question, “If there was a drug you could take once a day with no side effects that lowered your A1c, weight and blood pressure, how much would you be willing to pay?” Once …

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