Expert Insights: Patient Case Studies & Key Takeaways on T2D Management in Older Patients

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The patient, an active 49-year-old man, had an HbA1c of 8.6 after diabetes was first diagnosed. It’s now 7.6 with metformin and lifestyle measures. Is the current A1c goal adequate, or should you treat more aggressively?

Millions of US adults could benefit from semaglutide treatment for diabetes, obesity, and/or CV disease but insurance isn't guaranteed and the drug is costly.

Hypoglycemia in type 2 diabetes patients can be the result of insulin or sulfonylureas.

The data, published in JASN, were presented last week to an FDA advisory committee considering recommending sotagliflozin as an adjunct to insulin in adults with T1D and CKD.

The FDA's Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 11 to 3 against recommending the SGLT1/SLGT2 inhibitor to treat adults with T1D and CKD.