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Preserving Kidney Health in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Early Blood Glucose Control as the Key to Preventing and Delaying Progression DM is the leading cause of CKD worldwide. The Hong Kong Central Renal Registry reported that diabetic nephropathy (DN) accounts for nearly 50% of patients who undergo dial...

Sep 27, 2021
Beyond Prevention of Stroke and Systemic Embolism - Managing the Unmet Needs in Diabetes Mellitus with Atrial Fibrillation

The Complication of T2DM with AF Prolonged elevation in blood glucose level would result in various health complications including cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and kidney diseases 4 . In particular, T2DM was found to be a strong and independent ri...

Dec 15, 2020
Insulin Degludec: Overcome the Barrier of Insulin Therapy in Diabetes Management

Unique mechanism with pharmacodynamic stability In order to achieve recommended glycaemic targets and minimise the risk of hypoglycaemia, low variability in glucose-lowering effect is definitely needed. However, the pharmacodynamic effects of exogen...

Dec 16, 2019
Beyond Glycaemic Management: Toward Cardiovascular Risk Prevention in Diabetes

Far More than Glycaemic Control Diabetes mellitus (DM) is common, affecting approximately 10% of Hong Kong adult population 1 . Good control to prevent vascular complications from diabetes is one of the key issues to tackle in the long-term manageme...

Dec 16, 2019