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2. Type 2 diabetes - Wikipedia

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   392 million (2015) [11] Type 2 diabetes ( T2D ), formerly known as adult-onset diabetes, is a form of diabetes mellitus that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin. [6] Common symptoms include increased thirst, frequent urination, fatigue and unexplained weight loss. [3]

3. GLP-1 receptor agonist - Wikipedia

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   GLP-1 agonists were developed initially for type 2 diabetes. [5] The 2022 American Diabetes Association (ADA) standards of medical care in diabetes include GLP-1 agonist or SGLT2 inhibitor as a first line pharmacological therapy for type 2 diabetes in patients who have or are at high risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease or heart failure.

4. Empagliflozin - Wikipedia

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   Empagliflozin lowers risk of hospitalisation and death in patients with reduced heart function, when added to standard heart failure treatment with or without type 2 diabetes. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] [ 30 ] It is indicated in adults with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death; and as an adjunct ...

5. How a CT scan can help predict a person’s risk for type 2 ...

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   Using the CT markers of visceral fat, subcutaneous fat, muscle mass, liver density, and aortic calcium, researchers were able to determine a person’s type 2 diabetes risk. Scientists found that ...

6. Diabetes management - Wikipedia

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   Diabetes management. The term diabetes includes several different metabolic disorders that all, if left untreated, result in abnormally high concentrations of a sugar called glucose in the blood. Diabetes mellitus type 1 results when the pancreas no longer produces significant amounts of the hormone insulin, usually owing to the autoimmune ...

7. Diabetes - Wikipedia

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   Type 2 diabetes is generally treated with medication that is taken by mouth (e.g. metformin) although some eventually require injectable treatment with insulin or GLP-1 agonists. [122] Metformin is generally recommended as a first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes, as there is good evidence that it decreases mortality. [7]