This content is machine translated Hair loss Are there any indications of a biotin deficiency? There are certain population groups that have an increased risk of developing a vitamin B7 (biotin) deficiency. These include, for example, people with high alcohol consumption or chronic recurrent gastrointestinal…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Heart health and lower blood pressure Bariatric surgery for weight reduction Bariatric surgery can significantly improve cardiometabolic functions such as blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose and HbA1c. Researchers found that diabetes, high blood pressure and dyslipidemia disappeared in 30 to 50% of…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Renal insufficiency in type 2 diabetics The best possible treatment in the early stages of CKD It is recommended that all patients with diabetes are routinely screened for the presence of CKD. In addition to measuring the glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), this also includes determining the…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Lifestyle interventions Risk factors for non-compliance Diet is one of the most influential risk factors for metabolic, cardiovascular and several other disease groups. Optimizing nutrition is therefore of enormous importance in prevention and therapy. For the… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Lymphoma Treatment goal: slow progression, improve quality of life Cancers of the lymphatic system affect around 1750 people in Switzerland every year. Intensive research has led to treatment becoming significantly more effective and tolerable in recent years. Even if…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Lifestyle interventions Risk factors for non-compliance Diet is one of the most influential risk factors for metabolic, cardiovascular and several other disease groups. Optimizing nutrition is therefore of enormous importance in prevention and therapy. For the… CME-Test
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Obesity Possibilities of nutritional therapy The prevalence of people with overweight and obesity in Europe is almost 60%, and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that obesity is (partly) responsible for around 1.2 million deaths… CME-Test
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated "Antimicrobial stewardship" Recognize local wound infection and risk of systemic spread A local infection is one of the most common causes of delayed wound healing. The TILI score can be used to assess whether a local wound infection is present and…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Acute myocardial infarction and heart failure in young diabetics Type 2 with a poor risk profile for CVD Type 1 and type 2 diabetes differ in many ways, but both types are strongly associated with a high risk of cardiovascular complications. T2D at a young age is considered…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Incretin-based therapies for type 2 diabetes Evolution of therapy options continues Incretin mimetics are an attractive treatment option, particularly for the subgroup of overweight type 2 diabetics, as they not only have glucose-lowering effects, but have also demonstrated clinical benefits in…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pharmacotherapy for people over 80 A case of age discrimination? SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP1 receptor agonists have emerged as the drugs of first choice in the guidelines for type 2 diabetes. Sulfonylureas and insulin, on the other hand, were deprioritized…
