This content is machine translated Incretin mimetics for obesity and prediabetes Liraglutide, semaglutide and tirzepatide: considerable evidence base Weight reduction is an important therapeutic measure in diabetes prevention. Prediabetes is characterized by elevated fasting blood sugar and/or impaired glucose tolerance, but not yet manifest diabetes. In obese people,...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Treatment of infected wounds and wounds at risk of infection Focus on an interdisciplinary perspective Experts from various specialist disciplines questioned common myths about wound care and presented solutions to improve the care situation. One quintessence was that modern wound care requires a paradigm shift...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Chronic and hard-to-heal wounds Benefit from the advantages of outpatient negative pressure wound therapy If wound healing stagnates under conventional local treatment, the use of negative pressure wound therapy (N PWT) can be useful. Also known as “vacuum therapy” or “vacuum sealing therapy”, NPWT...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Artificial intelligence in diabetes prevention Lifestyle interventions are better accepted with AI The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) remains the gold standard when it comes to preventing the progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes. However, the actual uptake of the program remains...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Treatment of type 2 diabetes: paradigm shift continues Cardiorenal organ protection is increasingly coming to the fore Nowadays, the improvement of the cardiorenal prognosis in patients with type 2 diabetes is largely independent of the current metabolic situation. The focus of patient-oriented treatment is on quality of...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Semaglutide and tirzepatide in HFpEF and T2D/obesity Prospect of improved cardiovascular prognosis Patients suffering from heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) are very often also affected by cardiometabolic comorbidities such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. Although previous randomized trials suggest...…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Omega-3 fatty acids for obesity and type 2 diabetes More fish oil for better lipid and HbA1c levels Omega-3 fatty acids have an anti-inflammatory and adipogenic effect in adipose tissue. They offer systemic benefits in metabolic and chronic inflammatory diseases. By modulating inflammation and improving insulin sensitivity, they...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated SGLT2 inhibitors Clear, simple language improves patient safety Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) were initially indicated as blood glucose-lowering drugs for type 2 diabetes. They are now widely used as first-line therapies for various indications, particularly heart failure...…
View Post 6 min 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 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Inguinal testicles Undescended testicles (maldescensus testis) are one of the most common congenital anomalies of the urogenital tract in male newborns. Testicular dystopia describes a positional anomalyof the testicle on its natural...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Gestational diabetes Significant CVD prevention through five lifestyle factors Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in women worldwide, particularly those with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as gestational diabetes (GD). Although GD is an established...…
