People with diabetes face a cardiovascular risk two to four times higher than the general population. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death among those living with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes — yet the majority of these events are preventable with the right knowledge and consistent management. Why Diabetes and Heart…
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New Research Confirms GLP-1 Medications Protect the Heart, Not Just Blood Sugar
A large study published this month in Nature Medicine helps answer a question many patients and clinicians have been asking: Do the newer diabetes medications, semaglutide and tirzepatide, actually protect the heart? The study demonstrates that both medications provide cardiovascular protection through solid real-world evidence. [1] In this large real-world observational study, researchers from Mass…


