Diabetes

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This week on Pharmacy Times, there are a number of important topics that will be covered and posted throughout the week.

Ten quiz questions to assess your knowledge on common diabetes treatments.

Below a certain GFR, clinically significant reductions in plasma glucose cannot be achieved with sodium-glucose transport protein 2 inhibitors.

How should pharmacists manage a patient with diabetes on metformin with GFR below 30?

The shift to telemedicine for patient care for individuals with diabetes showed little negative impact on the metabolic health of these patients.

Mary Reed, DrPH, research scientist at Kaiser Permanente, discussed what changes would be necessary to continue providing quality virtual health care to patients with diabetes.

The FDA has approved finerenone for the treatment of adult patients with chronic kidney disease associated with type 2 diabetes.

Early intervention by pharmacists can help stave off condition's serious consequences.

Individuals with at least one inactive copy of the gene have lower BMIs and, on average, face a 54% lower risk of obesity than individuals without the mutations.

Similar effects were seen both with and without an SGLT2 inhibitor, according to investigators.

The approval marks the first nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist proven to significantly slow chronic kidney disease progression and reduce cardiovascular risk in individuals with chronic kidney disease associated with type 2 diabetes.

No significant differences were found in blood pressure, blood sugar levels, or kidney function when comparing both medications among patients with type 2 diabetes.

Mary Reed, DrPH, research scientist at Kaiser Permanente, discussed the changes made to health care practices in light of the COVID-19 pandemic that she would like to see remain in place in the future.

Mikhail Kosiborod, MD, cardiologist and vice president of research at Saint Luke's Health in Kansas City, discussed the implications of the DARE-19 trial results assessing dapagliflozin as a treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes hospitalized with COVID-19.

Mary Reed, DrPH, research scientist at Kaiser Permanente, discussed how COVID-19 forced health systems to shift primarily to telehealth, and the impact this had on patients with diabetes.

Mikhail Kosiborod, MD, cardiologist and vice president of research at Saint Luke's Health in Kansas City, discussed what some of the adverse events experienced by patients were, and how patients were able to handle them.

Patients with diabetes treated with liraglutide also saw more weight loss compared with patients in the other arms of the study.

Mikhail Kosiborod, MD, cardiologist and vice president of research at Saint Luke's Health in Kansas City, discussed why the research assessing dapagliflozin advanced from cardiorenal effects to prevention and organ protection.

Michael Radin, MD, executive director, Diabetes Cardio Renal Medical Director Team, Medical Affairs, Novo Nordisk, discusses how the results from the phase 3 trial evaluating an investigational 2 mg dose of semaglutide could change treatment options for patients with type 2 diabetes.

Mikhail Kosiborod, MD, cardiologist and vice president of research at Saint Luke's Health in Kansas City, discussed why the results of the DARE-19 trial are important to the field, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Drugs to treat type 2 diabetes using SGLT2 inhibitors are relatively new, with FDA approvals only within the last decade.

Michael Radin, MD, executive director, Diabetes Cardio Renal Medical Director Team, Medical Affairs, Novo Nordisk, discusses the benefit of the investigational 2 mg dose of semaglutide injection in adults with type 2 diabetes.

Mikhail Kosiborod, MD, cardiologist and vice president of research at Saint Luke's Health in Kansas City, discussed how the phase 3 DARE-19 trial was conducted to assess dapagliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes hospitalized with COVID-19.

Mikhail Kosiborod, MD, cardiologist and vice president of research at Saint Luke's Health in Kansas City, discussed the findings around the safety profile of dapagliflozin in patients with and without type 2 diabetes hospitalized with COVID-19 during the DARE-19 trial.