Heart failure is a common occurrence for patients with type 2 diabetes. It has a major impact on one's life expectancy and quality of life as well as represents a major driver of healthcare costs. The sugar lowering medications used to manage diabetes often cause weight gain. Researchers have found that for every one kilogram of weight gain attributed to a sugar-lowering diabetes medication or strategy, there was an associated 7% increased risk of heart failure directly linked ...Monday, 30 March 2015
Weight Gain Due to Diabetes Drugs Increases Risk of Heart Failure
Heart failure is a common occurrence for patients with type 2 diabetes. It has a major impact on one's life expectancy and quality of life as well as represents a major driver of healthcare costs. The sugar lowering medications used to manage diabetes often cause weight gain. Researchers have found that for every one kilogram of weight gain attributed to a sugar-lowering diabetes medication or strategy, there was an associated 7% increased risk of heart failure directly linked ...
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