Diabetes drugs are a juggling act – is there a better way?

Is it possible to lose weight without starvation? FREE Download: Ketogenic Diet Book » KetoVIP.

It’s complicated. In conventional medicine, managing diabetes is not for the faint of heart. Physicians must consider what mix of medicines will strike the right balance. For the uninitiated, this effort can sound daunting. Last Thursday, two MedPage Today articles, each covering a different aspect of this puzzle, crossed our desks: MedPage Today: The Most Wonderful Mistake the FDA Ever Made MedPage Today: The SGLT2 inhibitor – amputation link The first article, by Dr. Milton Packer, discusses the initial pursuit of tight blood sugar control in order to minimize long-term microvascular damage to the eyes, nerves and kidneys of patients with diabetes. However, soon physicians realized that the first priority should be cardiovascular health, as a heart event is the most significant and immediate risk for patients. As a result, in 2008 the Food and Drug Administration required that all new diabetes drugs be tested for cardiovascular effects. In retrospect, this decision was...
[Read More ...]

Check out The Ketosis Cookbook with over 370 Keto recipes in 16 categories!

Diabetes drugs are a juggling act – is there a better way? was originally posted by Ketogenic Diet