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Supporting healthy eating patterns is fundamental in diabetes treatment, with management of dietary quality and energy restriction being core dimensions for improving glycemic control.

 

Applying a person-centered approach to identify healthy dietary habits can help patients achieve a new energy deficit, leading to weight loss and additional health benefits.1

Significant improvements to HbA1c and cardiometabolic health can be achieved by increasing physical activity level.

 

Patients should be encouraged to ≥150 min of moderate-intensity physical activity or ≥75 min vigorous-intensity activity per week, but an increase of as little as 500 steps a day can decrease the all-cause mortality rates and risk of cardiovascular morbidity with 2-9%.1

People living with type 2 diabetes often suffer from sleep disorders, which are associated with an increased risk of obesity and impairments in daily functioning. Studies show that more than half of people living with type 2 diabetes are affected by obstructive sleep apnea, which is associated with blood glucose levels.1

 

Empower your patients to look at food in new ways. Here are 3 methods that can help establish healthy and maintainable eating habits.

 

Are your patients looking for inspiration to manage their diabetes through exercise? These useful tips on how to get moving might help your patients’ set realistic goals.

 

Good quality sleep improves general health and well-being for people with diabetes.1 This guide may help your patients improve their bedtime routine.

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Still not under control? 

Scroll down to see recommendations for glucose-lowering medications when patients are not controlled through diet and exercise management.

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Still not under control? 

Scroll down to see recommendations for glucose-lowering medications when patients are not controlled through diet and exercise management.

Oral tablet or injection

 

  • Mode of action: Increases insulin release when blood glucose increases, reduces glucose release from the liver, delays gastric emptying and increases satiety
  • Beneficial characteristics: Promotes weight loss, proven CV benefits (*)
  • Common side-effects: Gastrointestinal such as nausea and diarrhea
  • Caution: Not suited for patients with previous pancreatitis

*according to label indication

Oral tablet

 

  • Mode of action: Increasing glucose excretion in the urine by preventing reabsorption of glucose from the kidneys
  • Beneficial characteristics: Reduced blood pressure and weight loss, proven CV benefits (*)
  • Common side-effects: Urinary and genital infections
  • Caution: May not be suited for patients with kidney disease

*according to label indication

Oral tablet or injection

 

  • Mode of action: Increases insulin release when blood glucose increases, reduces glucose release from the liver, delays gastric emptying and increases satiety
  • Beneficial characteristics: Promotes weight loss, proven CV benefits(*)
  • Common side-effects: Gastrointestinal such as nausea and diarrhea
  • Caution: Not suited for patients with previous pancreatitis

*according to label indication

Oral tablet

 

  • Mode of action: Increasing glucose excretion in the urine by preventing reabsorption of glucose from the kidneys
  • Beneficial characteristics: Reduced blood pressure and weight loss, proven CV benefits(*)
  • Common side-effects: Urinary and genital infections
  • Caution: May not be suited for patients with kidney disease

*according to label indication

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Learn more about GLP-1 RA as a second-line treatment for people living with type 2 diabetes.
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Making the best choice for your patient means tackling type 2 diabetes from different angles. Explore the patient cases to see which patients could benefit from a Shift?

Making the best choice for your patient means tackling type 2 diabetes from different angles. Explore the patient cases to see which patients could benefit from a Shift?

1.

Davies MJ, Aroda VR, Collins BS, et al. Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes, 2022. A Consensus Report by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). Diabetes Care. 2022 Nov 1;45(11):2753-2786.

2.

Buse JB, Wexler D, Tsapas A et al. 2019 Update to: Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes, 2018. A Consensus Report by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). Diabetes Care. 2020;43(2):487-493.

3.

Mosenzon O, Alguwaihes A , Leon JLA et al. CAPTURE: a multinational, cross-sectional study of cardiovascular disease prevalence in adults with type 2 diabetes across 13 countries. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2021 Jul 27;20(1):154.