The main outcome was hospitalization for heart failure and other outcomes were MACE outcomes (cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke, and all-cause mortality), metabolic outcomes (changes in HbA 1 c, weight, fasting plasma glucose (FPG)), and safety outcomes (severe adverse events, nausea, diarrhea, severe hypoglycemia, urinary tract infection, adverse events-related discontinuation)
Perhaps those patients and family members who find themselves aligned with the thinking in this book (and my previous books) will give or loan a copy to their physicians and diabetes educators so we can start a meaningful dialogue on doing the right thing
Where obesity is comorbid with BED, this parity framework may support GLP-1 or behavioral treatment coverage
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