Diabetes
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WHO: Smoking cessation reduces risk of type 2 diabetes up to 40%
Key misconceptions among smokers with type 2 diabetes that can prevent cessation include concerns about post-cessation weight gain, the influence...
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‘Love more’: Why doctors should promote social connection
Embracing community and close relationships helps people live longer and be happier.
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T2D: Real benefits of new oral antidiabetic drugs
What about in the real world? Could combining SGLT2 inhibitors with GLP-1R agonists be even more effective?
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Low-salt diet cut BP by 6 mm Hg in 1 week: CARDIA-SSBP
“The blood pressure reduction we see here is ... comparable to that produced by one antihypertensive medication,” said Dr. Deepak Gupta.
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Salt intake associated with increased type 2 diabetes risk
“These findings provide support that reduction of adding salt to foods may act as a potential behavioral intervention approach for preventing T2D...
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Semaglutide prescribing surged in the past year
General and family practice providers were the most frequent semaglutide providers (30%), followed by internists (15%).
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Another study ties statins to T2D: Should practice change?
“When using rosuvastatin over atorvastatin, we ... emphasize the importance of meticulous monitoring and appropriate lifestyle interventions to...
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Common meds link to sudden cardiac arrest in type 2 diabetes
“If the patient has type 2 diabetes, then maybe it’s better to avoid some of these medications and try and cope without them, or at least find an...
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Antidepressants ‘don’t blunt’ semaglutide and weight loss
“Semaglutide 2.4 mg provides an effective treatment option for weight management, regardless of antidepressant use at baseline.”
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Alert! A decade of type 2 diabetes shortens life by 3.5 years
“I personally think the findings show that we should treat cardiovascular risk factors more aggressively in people diagnosed with [type 2]...
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Redefining CVD risk: Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome
“Clearly defining the patient with CKM syndrome, and providing new approaches for CKM syndrome staging and risk prediction, will help health care...