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I’ve said it for a long time now, that protein is one of the key macronutrients when it comes to controlling your blood sugar. In fact, it’s not a bad idea for every meal to include it… even snacks. For breakfast every morning I have my regular breakfast of 4 whole eggs, greek yogurt and …
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The FDA approved a new drug for diabetes today – Tanzeum (albiglutide), a once per week injectible GLP-1 receptor agonist. This new drug is for people with type 2 diabetes who require additional help control their blood sugar levels. The drug is in the drug class GLP-1 receptor agonist class, the same class as current …
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The FDA approved a new drug for people with type 2 diabetes to option to help control blood sugar levels. Farxiga (dapagliflozin) tablets, are in a fairly new class of diabetes drugs called sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors or SGLT2 inhibitors. Farxiga will be the second drug in this class to make it to market, with …
The FDA approved Invokana (canagliflozin) for people with type 2 diabetes today to help control blood sugar levels. Invokana is the first of it’s kind in a brand new class of diabetes medications, the sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors or SGLT2’s. The most common side effects of Invokana are vaginal yeast infections and urinary tract …
A study published last week in the journal Stroke, found that type 2 diabetes increases ischemic stroke risk by 3% each year and risk triples with long-standing diabetes for 10 years or more. This study looked at 3,298 people. 22% of them had diabetes at baseline (the beginning) of the study and 10% of them …
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