VIDEO: Avoidable Costs in U.S. Healthcare

Overall, older adults with diabetes faced a 53% higher risk of developing at least 1 functional limitation during the pandemic compared to older adults without diabetes.

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.

A study from the Karolinska Institutet found that 76 out of 145410 patients treated with a GLP-1 developed thyroid cancer during nearly 4 years of follow-up.

After semaglutide and tirzepatide were approved, and ozempic use continues to rise, Medicare spending is also increasing because of a high demand for GLP-1 therapies.

Medication therapy management can also increase the likelihood of using statins in this population.

The latest guidelines advise managing obesity first, then treating a patient’s other conditions to produce optimal outcomes.