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New Breakthroughs in Diabetes and Kidney Care
Medicine is moving faster than ever, especially for people managing both diabetes and kidney disease. For a long time, doctors only had a few options, but today, a new generation of “cardiorenal” (heart and kidney) protective drugs is changing the game. The Modern “Toolkit” Doctors now use a combination of medications to protect the kidneys....
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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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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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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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Beyond Diet and Exercise: Unmasking the Real Barriers to Health
When we talk about chronic conditions like Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, or high blood pressure (non-communicable diseases, or NCDs), it’s easy to blame the individual. Phrases like, “If that person just lost some weight,” or “If they just ate better,” are unfortunately common. However, this view is too simple. The truth is, preventing NCDs...