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A layered approach to care is described with lifestyle interventions being a key feature of the updated recommendations. The recommendations now include therapies proven to improve cardiovascular and kidney outcomes in patients with diabetes and CKD.

The updated ADA standards have several significant changes. These include: A revised definition of HTN to match that of the ACC and AHA New recommendations for statin use Changes to recommendations around CKD treatment Revised weight loss goals Use of diabetes technology And much more

Looking at 2,500 case patients mapped to more than 45,000 controls, the hazard ratio for all thyroid cancers in GLP-1 users was 1.46. The hazard ratio for developing thyroid cancer with DPP-4 inhibitors was 1.1. GLP-1 receptors are present in normal and cancerous thyroid cells.

The extra calories and lower physical activity of modern culture are yielding higher rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and other illnesses. Evidence is mounting that intermittent fasting may help reverse these trends. This neuroscientist brings 25 of studying intermittent fasting to explain why and how it works, and what your patients’ options are.

The evidence for NAD supplement effectiveness at present comes only from animal models and very small-scale human studies. And some studies link excessive consumption of NADH to anxiety and insomnia, and NAD precursors to Parkinson’s disease and diabetes.

In the 5-year, multi-center, randomized, controlled GRADE trial (Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes: A Comparative Effectiveness Study), insulin glargine and liraglutide were about 13% more effective than glimepiride in keeping HbA1c lower than 7.0%, and 30% more effective than sitagliptin.