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Patients with type 1 diabetes and eating disorders have a greater risk of diabetic ketoacidosis and all-cause mortality.  Eating disorders are severe illnesses associated with abnormal eating patterns secondary to pre-occupations with body weight and body image. Some examples of eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating …

Pharmacists in the community setting play a role in diabetes screening and management by providing direct patient care. With the constant increase in the prevalence of diabetes, education is vital in understanding how to control disease progression. Pharmacists play an essential role in disease management, assessing medication adherence, and educating …

Patients with diabetes are likely to be affected by Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). This type of disease is popular and enfeeble, generating a surge of serious morbidity and mortality combined with worldwide socio-economic problems. The symptoms of this disease such as infection and inflammation raise surrounding oedema of the foot. …

Liraglutide to positively effect decrease in visceral fat in overweight and obese patients without history of type 2 diabetes. Critical drivers of adverse cardiometabolic outcomes in obese patients are visceral and ectopic fat, which is wrapped around the abdominal organs in the body. This type of fat can lead to …

Low glycemic index foods found to be helpful in lowering A1C and blood sugar in diabetic patients Changes in diet to a low glycemic diet are associated with small but meaningful improvements in lowering blood sugar, weight, cholesterol, and other risk factors found in diabetic patients. These findings are a …

Can a vegan diet that is no meat or dairy products stomp type 2 diabetes… Vegan diets have gained a lot of popularity around the world, mostly in America. About 6% of Americans claim that they are vegans. That is a 600% increase in veganism from 2017 to 2021. There …

Is there a link between patients living with sickle cell disease and diabetes mellitus? African-Americans/ Black are the most affected by sickle cell disease (SCD). According to the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, this population also has the highest prevalence of obesity. Sickle cell …

Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors lower the risk of hospitalization in heart failure and cardiovascular death…  The SIMPLE trial examined the effects of empagliflozin on myocardial flow reserve, showing microvascular perfusion in individuals with type 2 diabetes with high CVD risk. The SIMPLE trial is a single-center, double-blind, randomized clinical trial …

Allison S. Rembert, PharmD Candidate 2024 Adrian K. Baker, PharmD Candidate 2024 Joshua J. Neumiller, PharmD, CDCES, FADCES, FASCP Department of Pharmacotherapy College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Washington State University A 55-year-old female with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) presented to the ambulatory care clinic. …

Which subgroup of patients with type 2 diabetes and heart failure is more beneficial from treatment with canagliflozin? Patients with type 2 diabetes are at risk for many cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure. In a cohort study published by Nichols et al., patients with type 2 diabetes are more likely …