Hertzel Gerstein, ADA 2022: Risk factors for cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes

Dr. John Doupis (Director, Iatriko Paleou Falirou Medical Center, Diabetes Division, Athens, Greece; Editor-in-Chief, touchREVIEWS in Endocrinology) provides his top three highlights from the ADA 83rd Scientific Sessions, 2023 in the field of type 2 diabetes. Disclosures: John Doupis has received consultant fees from Elli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Abbott, Astra Zeneca and Boehringer Ingelheim. He […]

Prof. Chantal Mathieu (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium) provides her highlights from the ADA 83rd Scientific Sessions, 2023 including Teplizumab, an anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, which was the first disease modifying therapy that delays the progression from stage 2 to stage 3 type 1 diabetes and was FDA approved in November 2022; Orforglipron, an oral, non-peptide glucagon-like […]

The CLEAR Outcomes trial was a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial involving patients who were “statin-intolerant” and had, or were at high risk for, cardiovascular disease. The patients were assigned to receive oral bempedoic acid, 180 mg daily, or placebo. Dr. Steven Nissen (Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Center for Clinical Research, Cleveland, OH, […]