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Making Sense of Your Diabetes Lab Tests
After a routine appointment, your health care provider doctor hands you a requisition for a full panel of diabetes lab tests. These include HbA1c, creatinine, eGFR, LDL cholesterol, ALT, and a urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio. What does it all mean? While each test checks for something different, they are all designed to answer important questions about...
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What to Expect When Starting Semaglutide or Tirzepatide?
Semaglutide and tirzepatide are 2 drugs that are frequently used to manage type 2 diabetes. Semaglutide is marketed as either Ozempic or Wegovy and tirzepatide is marketed as either Mounjaro or Zepbound. They are excellent glucose lowering drugs and may also lower blood pressure. They also typically lower weight, reduce appetite and food cravings, with...
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Will My Children Inherit My Diabetes?
Diabetes is very common. Although its frequency varies with ancestry, an average of one of every nine or ten Canadians has diabetes. More than 90% of these people have type 2 diabetes, while less than 10% have type 1 diabetes. There is no question that genetics plays a role in the development of both types...
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