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Sunday House Call, #902, November 19, 2023: The Chosen Ones.
How some pharmacies are deciding that people with type 2 diabetes supersede people with obesity respecting their prescriptions for Ozempic due to shortages. I discuss why this is completely unethical and how other pharmacies are staying away from this bad decision. Your Calls and Comments:
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Intermittent fasting is safe, effective for those with Type 2 diabetes for at least 6 months, study suggests. Whether people are able to do this for their lifetime remains to be seen.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 1, 2023 Source:Intermittent fasting is safe, effective for those with Type 2 diabetes, study suggests Reference:Effect of Time-Restricted Eating on Weight Loss in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
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Global diabetes cases could soar to 1.3 billion by 2050, new study says.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 26, 2023 Source:Global diabetes cases could soar to 1.3 billion by 2050, new study says Reference:Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
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Prediabetes: The younger you are, the higher the risk of dementia if it progresses to type 2 diabetes.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 29, 2023 Source:Prediabetes: The younger you are, the higher the risk of dementia Reference:Prediabetes, intervening diabetes and subsequent risk of dementia: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study
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Another coffee and tea observational study not able to demonstrate a causal relationship between consumption and harm reduction in a study population with diabetes. Big surprise… not.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 20, 2023 Source:TEAS ARE GOOD Drinking more tea and coffee could help millions of people with silent killer live longer
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Sunday House Call, #824, February 6, 2022: The “Death Receptor”; Type 1 Diabetes research, the real kind. #GoScience
Stories today: Newly discovered ‘death receptor’ could help drive type 1 diabetesNACI’s new guidance: Get fully vaccinated, even if previously infected with COVID-19 Your calls about: Precancerous scalp lesions – Actinic Keratoses Medical Assistance in Dying Sleep positions and heart health Use of Risedronate for osteoporosis. Is their a limit on therapy duration? Do you…
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Sunday House Call, #790, May 16, 2021: A different clot than is in the news but no less than a novel treatment that can help thousands.
Topics today include: An NEJM published study looked at excision of the left atrial appendage to reduce the risk of stroke in anticoagulated individuals. It did meet its end points with an absolute risk reduction of 2.2 per cent decreasing from 7.0 (control) to 4.8 percent over 3.8 year average for people of average age…
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Physicians and researchers noticing sudden development of diabetes in some people following Covid infection.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 15, 2021 Source:A new COVID-19 side effect? Some patients are developing sudden onset diabetes
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Worldwide diabetes incidence rapidly increasing and using meds is only a small part of the solution. There are policies that could reduce these rates that are poised to put enormous strain on health care resources.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 15, 2019 Source:Diabetes cases soar, 1-in-11 adults affected: doctors Reference: IDF DIABETES ATLAS 9th edition 2019