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2. A cholesterol-lowering alternative to statins reduces deaths ...

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   An alternative to statins may help reduce deaths from heart disease among people with high levels of LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, new research finds.. When taken as a daily pill, bempedoic acid ...

3. Fewer people may need statins to prevent heart disease, new ...

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   Includes factors that can increase the risk of heart disease, such as kidney disease, obesity and a marker of poor blood sugar control (hemoglobin A1C). Calculates risk separately for men and women.

4. Semaglutide - Wikipedia

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   GLP-1 regulates digestion and blood sugar. The small intestine releases GLP-1 when food is eaten. It reduces hunger, signals fullness, stimulates insulin, and inhibits glucagon, maintaining glucose levels. Semaglutide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist. [14] [15] [16] The drug decreases blood sugar levels.

5. Empagliflozin - Wikipedia

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   Blocking SGLT-2 reduces blood glucose by blocking glucose reabsorption in the kidney and thereby excreting glucose (i.e., blood sugar) via the urine. [ 43 ] [ 44 ] [ 45 ] Of all the SGLT-2 Inhibitors currently available, empagliflozin has the highest degree of selectivity for SGLT-2 over SGLT-1, SGLT-4, SGLT-5 and SGLT-6.

6. SGLT2 inhibitor - Wikipedia

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   SGLT2 inhibitors are used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Apart from blood sugar control, gliflozins have been shown to provide significant cardiovascular benefit in people with type 2 diabetes. [2] [3] As of 2014, several medications of this class had been approved or were under development. [4]

7. Prediabetes: Everything You Need to Know, From Symptoms to ...

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   Prediabetes, often considered the step before diabetes, is when you have higher than usual blood glucose (blood sugar) levels. Your levels aren’t high enough to be classified as type 2 diabetes.