Weight Loss
Explaining the role of Mounjaro for Type 2 Diabetes
As a pharmacy doctor, you will hear buzz about new injectable Mounjaro (tirzepatide), the first "twincretin" for type 2 diabetes . Think of Mounjaro as similar to a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist, BUT it’s also a glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) agonist. More twincretins are in the works. GL…
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Weight Loss
Reduce insulin if SAXENDA is used for weight loss
As a nutrition support pharmacist, you will hear more about using Saxenda for weight loss in adolescents 12 and up, not just in adults. Saxenda will be the first GLP-1 agonist for obesity, that in addition to stimulating insulin release and inhibiting glucagon secretion, slows gastric emptying and increases satiety after eating, (see our Note about Saxenda for weigh…
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Prediabetes
Best diet for DIABETIC patients
On WORLD DIABETES DAY (14 November), the question is increasing about what is the best diet to improve blood glucose level. Medical nutrition therapy plays an important role in the management of diabetes, it has a significant impact on T2DM patients. Counseling and education sessions for development of an individualized eating plan according to the metabolic needs of…
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Type-2 Diabetes
Lifestyle changes to help PREDIABETIC patients
Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) constitute approximately 90%-95% of all patients with diabetes worldwide. In 2013, 382 million adults were diagnosed with diabetes worldwide. This number is expected to grow to 592 million in 2035. About 1 in 3 adults and 1 in 5 adolescents in the U.S. have prediabetes, but most are unaware. Prediabetes is the term used for ind…
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