Blood Pressure BMI Diabetes 
Dr. Paddy Barrett
MAY 24, 2024
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.
CardiacWire
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
BMI) to receive Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and medical therapy or only receive medical therapy, finding that after five years… Far more gastric bypass patients cut their BP medication use by at least 30% (80.7% The GATEWAY trial assigned 100 participants (76% women, 43.8 of them achieved BPs below 130/80 mm Hg (vs.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Even more will get through in the setting of other cardiovascular risk factors such as smoking and high blood pressure. If you have high blood pressure, you are just throwing those tennis balls (ApoB) harder. Excess weight, as measured by BMI, is typically considered a measure of excess body fat.
Cardiometabolic Health Congress
JANUARY 3, 2024
It increases the likelihood of developing chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2021 as a once-weekly injection for chronic weight management in adults with obesity and at least one weight-related condition such as type 2 diabetes or hypertension.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Normal Blood Pressure. No Diabetes or Pre-Diabetes. A study of almost 10,000 adults with obesity (BMI >30) who were evaluated for all LE8 factors and followed for over 7 years can give us some insight 1. Just the same as you would expect with a blood pressure-lowering or cholesterol-lowering medication.
Cardiology Update
JANUARY 24, 2024
Growing Global Burden of Cardiometabolic Risks: The 2023 World Obesity Atlas projects a significant rise in global overweight and obesity levels by 2035, leading to a surge in diabetes cases. High systolic blood pressure stands out as a major risk factor, directly contributing to leading cardiovascular causes of death in LMICs.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
JANUARY 16, 2024
As I have written about before , the risk of all three conditions mentioned above, which are leading causes of death, are driven by poor metabolic health ranging from insulin resistance to the more extreme phenotype, type 2 diabetes. Thyroid disorders were about 53% less in the ideal group, but the real impact was on type 2 diabetes.
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