Despite being on first-line oral anti-diabetic drug therapy, the risk of developing CVD/CKD in patients with type 2 diabetes remains high.
Read More »Intensive Life Intervention Improves Risks for Type 2 Diabetes Patients
The Look AHEAD trial had dramatic results for patients with T2D and their risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Read More »Metabolic Surgery Impact on Patients’ Quality of Life
How does intensive medical therapy (IMT) compare with surgical treatment in improving patients' quality of life?
Read More »Combination Therapy with Metformin and an SGLT2 Inhibitor
Black patients may have lower odds of achieving target HbA1C levels on metformin and SGLT2 alone.
Read More »Low-Fat Plant-Based Diet Is Effective for Reducing Body Weight and Increasing Insulin Sensitivity
A 16-week low-fat plant-based diet significantly improves diabetes parameters in adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Read More »More Physical Activity May Be Needed to Lower Gestational Diabetes Risk
Is the current guidelines’ recommendation of moderate exercise for 150 minutes per week during pregnancy enough to reduce the risk of gestational diabetes?
Read More »Insight Into Turmeric Benefits in Diabetes and CVD
Examining how curcumin and other bioactive compounds in turmeric lower blood glucose.
Read More »Cost-effectiveness of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors were created to treat diabetes, but noted to ameliorate cardiovascular events.
Read More »High Deductibles Leading to Reduced Medication Adherence Among Patients with Diabetes
Health plans with high deductibles require thousands of dollars out-of-pocket and have a known association with delays in treatment; a repeated cross-sectional study found they are also associated with medication non-adherence.
Read More »SGLT2is and GLP-1 RAs Show Best Cardiovascular Results when Initiated Sooner
The case for why an SGLT2 inhibitor or GLP-1 receptor agonist should be initiated early in diabetes treatment, regardless of whether the patient is on insulin therapy.
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