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Paul is a 41-year-old Caucasian who was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes 4 years ago. He is a high school teacher. His initial treatment began with 500 mg of metformin twice daily. A year later, the dosage was increased to 1000 mg twice daily. The glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist liraglutide was added about a year ago to gain better...

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    What is his current BMI ? What was his BMI in the oast one year .Also check his compliance with diet and exercise . I wound recommend follow up with Show More
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    I'm concerned that he is not exercising enough or at a intensity level that high enough for him. I think he is probably going to need some counseling on his Show More

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Gender differences of relationship between serum lipid indices and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional survey in Chinese elderly adults

Gender differences of relationship between serum lipid indices and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional survey in Chinese elderly adults

Source : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7867915/

Diabetes mellitus is a global health issue that describes a series of metabolic disorders characterized by high blood glucose levels. As released by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) in 2018,...

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Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity - PubMed

Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity - PubMed

Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33567185/

doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2032183. Online ahead of print. 1 From the Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool (J.P.H.W.), University College London...

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DNA methylation status correlates with adult β-cell regeneration capacity

DNA methylation status correlates with adult β-cell regeneration capacity

Source : https://www.nature.com/articles/s41536-021-00119-1

The role of DNA methylation in β-cell neogenesis is poorly understood. We report that during the process of induced cell reprogramming, methylation content of the Ngn3 and Sox11 genes are...

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Additive effect of hypertension on left ventricular structure and function in patients with asymptomatic type 2 diabetes mellitus - PubMed

Additive effect of hypertension on left ventricular structure and function in patients with asymptomatic type 2 diabetes mellitus - PubMed

Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33031176/

Hypertension in the context of diabetes is significantly associated with LV diastolic function and concentric remodeling; however, it has little effect on systolic function, myocardial microcirculation, or fibrosis independent of...