MEDtalks with Dr KK Aggarwal

Insulin in the randomized SIMPLE study

New Delhi. 8th July 2018: Among patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes with very high HbA1c, two treatment regimens led to "dramatic improvements" in glycemic control at 6 months, but one strategy stood out. Initiating a treatment regimen of basal insulin plus the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist liraglutide was more effective at lowering HbA1c than a regimen of basal plus bolus insulin in the randomized SIMPLE study.

Low pollution levels can pose a health risk like diabetes

Vegetarian diets improve HbA1c

Vegan and vegetarian diets reduce HbA1c and cholesterol levels and improve other cardiometabolic risk factors in middle-aged, overweight people controlling their type 2 diabetes with medications, says a literature review published online June 13, 2018, in Clinical Nutrition.

Dr KK Aggarwal
Padma Shri Awardee
Vice President CMAAO
President HCFI

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