This content is machine translated Recognize CKD early and avoid dialysis Screen diabetics and hypertensive patients regularly and use modern therapies High blood pressure and diabetes are the main causes of CKD – early diagnosis and treatment can reduce the risk of kidney failure and cardiorenal complications. Regular screening of these...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Development of a quintuple agonist New strategy in the fight against obesity and T2D The treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes is increasingly shifting to newer incretin drugs, including GLP1 receptor agonists (single agonists such as semaglutide) and GIP- and GLP1-RA (dual agonists...…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Alternative to insulin and GLP1 From the β-cell to the center: the versatile role of amylin Although amylin was discovered decades ago, its importance in everyday clinical practice has long been underestimated. New pharmacological developments are increasingly bringing amylin into the focus of diabetes and obesity...… CME-Test
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Hormone balance and longevity Ageing is not a substitution diagnosis In the longevity debate, “hormone balance” is often used as a synonym for “biologically younger”. Clinically, the term is only meaningful if it is linked to clearly defined axial disorders,...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Cardiovascular risk Bad news for young men with T2D Cardiovascular disease ( CVD) remains the leading cause of death and disease worldwide, and people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes are at higher risk than the general population....…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Benefits, limits and safety aspects Phytotherapy for cardiovascular diseases Herbal preparations and “natural” dietary supplements are frequently used by patients with cardiovascular disease – often in the hope of “gently” influencing blood pressure, lipids or symptoms. However, guidelines from...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Phimosis and penile cancer under SGLT2i Increased risk for men with T2D In recent years, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have been widely used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, as they not only provide improved glycemic control, but also offer...…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Diabetic ketoacidosis Recommendations for action in practice Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is an acutely life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus that occurs predominantly in type 1 diabetes, but is also increasingly occurring in people with type 2 diabetes. A...… CME-Test
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Dapagliflozin for T2D and heart failure Epicardial fat reduced in patients with type 2 diabetes and HF The co-occurrence of heart failure (HF) and diabetes leads to a higher risk of complications, higher mortality and worse outcomes than either disease alone. Studies have shown the importance of...…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes and heart failure: a bidirectional relationship Proactive preventive measures can reduce the burden of disease Heart failure and diabetes mellitus are two of the greatest global health burdens and their prevalence is steadily increasing. At the same time, heart failure is becoming one of the...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated SGLT2 inhibitors and glucocorticoids Protective effect on kidney function is maintained SGLT2 inhibitors have been shown in randomized trials to be effective in improving cardiovascular and renal outcomes. However, the populations in these studies were carefully selected, usually excluding patients under...…
