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People with diabetes often focus on blood sugar, A1C, and cholesterol. However, very high triglyceride levels deserve just as much attention because they can trigger acute pancreatitis, a painful and potentially life-threatening condition. The connection between diabetes, high triglycerides, and pancreatitis is especially important because severe hypertriglyceridemia can develop silently …

For many people with diabetes, lowering LDL cholesterol is just as important as controlling blood sugar. However, not everyone reaches their cholesterol goals with statins alone, and injectable PCSK9 inhibitors can be inconvenient or intimidating. Now, a new option has arrived. The FDA has approved the first oral PCSK9 inhibitor, …

For many people living with type 2 diabetes, the biggest challenge is not finding an effective medication. It is being able to afford it. That reality may begin to change now that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first generic versions of Farxiga (dapagliflozin), potentially making …

For decades, treatment after a type 1 diabetes diagnosis focused almost entirely on insulin replacement and blood glucose management. While advances in technology have improved care, clinicians have had few ways to address the autoimmune process driving beta-cell loss. That is beginning to change. With the FDA’s expansion of teplizumab-mzwv …