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From 2021 to 2022, the prevalence of adults with diabetes who used cannabis increased by 33.7%.

In this episode of Over the Counter, 2 experts on diabetes management and care discuss the effect COVID-19 is having on individuals with diabetes and the ways that the health care system is responding.

Had Novo Nordisk’s insulin icodec secured FDA approval, it would have been the first and only once-weekly basal insulin option for adults with diabetes.

Previously, data from head-to-head trials of tirzepatide and semaglutide were not available.

When used together, sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) were able to lower the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events and kidney disease by 11% and 33%, respectively.

Individuals who ate diets that aligned closer to DASH and Mediterranean guidelines had lower levels of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and homocysteine biomarkers.