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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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Reducing Heart Attacks and Strokes in People with Diabetes
People with diabetes have a higher chance of having a heart attack or a stroke than people without diabetes. Having diabetes can almost double the risk of either a heart attack or a stroke. More than 1 in 10 middle-aged or older people could experience such an event over 10 years if they’ve never had...
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Why Isn’t the Drug Doing What My Doctor Said It Would Do?
Drugs are prescribed to people with diabetes for a variety of reasons. These include the following: To keep blood sugar levels from rising too high To minimize the risk of low blood sugars or hypoglycemia To promote weight loss or prevent weight gain To reduce the risk of serious health problems in the future that...
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Tips and Tricks that Make Taking Medications Easier
When you live with diabetes, it is common to be prescribed several different pills and/or injections. Have you ever found it hard to remember to take them on time? Do you find it hard to follow all the instructions all the time? You’re not alone! Missing pills or injections is common and occurs more often...
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What does that drug do? Focus on Linagliptin
Possible doses: Linagliptin is a safe glucose lowering drug that can be taken once or twice daily. The maximum glucose lowering is achieved with 5 mg once daily or 2.5 mg twice daily. It may be combined with Metformin in a combination pill. What it does: Linagliptin modestly lowers glucose levels in people with type...