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How To Reverse Diabetes.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

In the US, over 45% of the population has either diabetes or pre-diabetes 1. The absolute majority of those with diabetes have type 2 diabetes, which is usually associated with excess visceral fat and poor cardiometabolic health. Because a diagnosis of diabetes is very likely to shorten your life. Pre-Diabetes.

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Trends in prognosis and use of SGLT2i and GLP-1 RA in patients with diabetes and coronary artery disease

Cardiovascular Diabetology

Objective To explore trends in prognosis and use of glucose-lowering drugs (GLD) in patients with diabetes and coronary artery disease (CAD). Research design and methods All patients with diabetes and CAD undergoing a coronary angiography between 2010 and 2021 according to the Swedish Angiography and Angioplasty Registry were included.

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Hypoglycemic Events May Trigger Acute Ischemic Stroke Within 30 Days in Those With Diabetes: A Case-Crossover Study

Stroke Journal

We used conditional logistical regression models to estimate odds ratios and 95% CIs.RESULTS:There were 237 667 index admissions with AIS and diabetes during the study period. These results, if confirmed in other studies, emphasize the importance of avoiding hypoglycemic events in patients with diabetes.

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Abstract 262: National Trends of 90?day Readmission Rates and Etiologies among Diabetics following Transient Ischemic Attack

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a rapidly growing global health problem with increasing prevalence. from 2016‐2019 and secondary diagnosis of T2DM. from 2016‐2019 and secondary diagnosis of T2DM. Of those patients, 35.43% (n=273,993) were diabetic and 64.57% (n=151,112) were non‐diabetic.

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Abstract WP278: Trends in GLP1RA and SGLT2i Use in Ischemic Stroke Patients With Diabetes

Stroke Journal

Background:The current AHA stroke prevention guidelines give Class 1 recommendations that patients with AIS and diabetes should receive glucose-lowering agents with cardiovascular benefit to reduce risk of MACE. Patients were identified to have diabetes as derived by the Charlson Comorbidity Index ICD 10 codes E10 through E14.

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Prevalence and treatment of diabetes and pre-diabetes in a real-world heart failure population: a single-centre cross-sectional study

Open Heart

Aims The aim of this study was to investigate a real-world heart failure (HF) cohort regarding (1) prevalence of known diabetes mellitus (DM), undiagnosed DM and pre-diabetes, (2) if hf treatment differs depending on glycaemic status and (3) if treatment of DM differs depending on HF phenotype.

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Abstract WP235: Cannabis Use Disorder in Elderly Stroke Survivors (?65 Years) Elevates the Risk of Stroke Recurrence: An Analysis From the National Inpatient Sample (2016-2019)

Stroke Journal

Comorbidities like diabetes, hyperlipidemia, obesity, and hypothyroidism were less common in CUD patients, but substance abuse and mental health disorders were more prevalent. From 2016 to 2019, CUD among stroke survivors rose from 0.24% to 0.37%. vs. 45.1%), with a larger representation of black individuals (30.8% vs. 28.4%).