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Why “Outcomes” Matter More Than Numbers in Diabetes Care
When you go to the doctor for diabetes, you probably hear a lot of numbers — things like your A1C, blood sugar, blood pressure, cholesterol. and weight. While these numbers are important, researchers are really interested in something bigger: clinical outcomes. What is an “Outcome”? In medical terms, an outcome isn’t just a number on...
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Better Together: Combining Drugs for Heart and Kidney Health
For people living with type 2 diabetes, the risk of serious health problems like heart attacks, strokes, and kidney failure is a major concern. Doctors have traditionally used two powerful classes of drugs to help: GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors. While both drugs are known to be effective on their own, a common question...
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Diabetes and the Global Fight Against Chronic Illnesses
Diabetes isn’t just a personal health problem; it’s part of a huge global health challenge. When doctors look at Type 2 diabetes, they often see it connected to other conditions like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and weight gain around the middle—a group of problems called Metabolic Syndrome. Chronic Conditions Are Common About 44% of...
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Medical Research is About What Happens, Not Why
The life expectancy of people in countries like Canada has risen remarkably over the last 100 years, from 47 to about 80. Not only are people living longer. They are having more productive and healthier lives than ever before. Much of this gain has been due to medical research that shows what happens to people...
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Sitting Is the New Smoking: Why You Need to Stand Up
We often hear about the risks of smoking, but did you know that sitting down for too long can be just as dangerous? Health experts are now saying that sitting for long periods of time is “the new smoking” because of its serious negative effects on your long-term health. In our modern world, it’s easy to...
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Type 2 Diabetes: The “Perfect Storm”
Have you ever heard of a perfect storm? It’s when several bad weather conditions crash together at the exact same time, creating a huge disaster. Doctors often use this idea to describe how Type 2 diabetes develops in the body. Type 2 diabetes is a condition where your body has trouble controlling the amount of...