Posted on 03/04/2023 8:54:24 AM PST by ConservativeMind
Most U.S. adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) meet recommended criteria for use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is), but fewer than 10 percent use either of them, according to a research letter.
Shichao Tang, Ph.D. and colleagues used nationally representative data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to examine the number and percentage of persons with T2D who met the recommended criteria for and were using GLP-1 RAs and SGLT2is.
The researchers estimated that 22.4 million U.S. adults with diagnosed T2D (82.3 percent) per year would meet the recommended criteria for use of GLP-RAs and SGLT2is. Most Medicare beneficiaries would be recommended to use these medications. Of those meeting the criteria, 3.7, 5.3, and 9.1 percent used GLP-RAs, SGLT2is, and either of them, respectively.
"More than 80 percent of U.S. adults and nearly all Medicare beneficiaries with T2D would meet the criteria to use either GLP-1 RAs or SGLT2is based on the recommendations from the American Diabetes Association and European Association for the Study of Diabetes," the authors write. "However, at current drug pricing, using these two new medications as first-line agents among all eligible patients with T2D may not be cost-effective."
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Health plans don’t like to cover it...including mine.
That’s too many letters and numbers to compute in my pea brain.
Just how are these supposed to be better? Allopaths suppress symptoms but cure nothing?
T2D would be better served to cut carbs & avoid ALL seed oils. Meds should be a last resort
Bkmk
That at least ought to be the starting point: Cut carbs significantly, fasting, and if that isn’t enough, THEN look at medicines. Starting with diet and exercise ought to be the first step with many illnesses but instead it is often the last - if mentioned at all.
In fairness, I know a Type 2 diabetic with serious issues who insists on stuffing her face with donuts and cookies. Doctors probably get tired of giving advice many patients will totally ignore.
I am beginning to think that the BEST thing for diabetes is a keto diet and weight loss NOT medication.
I realize that not everyone will change their lifestyle and that is the hook that big pharma uses to peddle their products, but if someone is serious about addressing their serious health problems this is the best outcome.
There is a lot of evidence emerging now that this is also a good way to address or prevent dementia/alzheimers too.
I agree. Have you seen Dr Pradip Jamnadas (MD) on YouTube. He makes a lot of sense.
I don’t know about the medical aspects of all of this, but at least they defined their TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms).
so what brand names are these drugs listed. not mentioned in the article???
Acronymiam, the new English language.......
I have Cigna Medicare part D, and it pays for it. However, because of the high cost the plan must pay, (it’s about $1100 a month)it puts me in a donut hole in just a few months. It still pays for it, but it costs me $150 copay once I’m in the donut hole, instead of the $47 A month I pay for it before I reach the “donut hole”. Still a bargain, but harder to manage.
These meds take away the appetite, so that you don’t even think about food, let alone get hungry. The pounds come off very easily, and since a lot of T2D is caused by metabolic syndrome and obesity, these meds are extremely effective. (This is also why all the celebrities are on it, though they do not have diabetes.)
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GLP1 medications:
-Semaglutide (Ozempic®, Wegovy®, Rybelsus®)
-Liraglutide (Saxenda®)
-Dulaglutide (Trulicity®)
-Tirzepatide (Mounjaro®)
SGLT-2 inhibitors:
- Jardiance (Pro) Generic name: empagliflozin
- Invokana (Pro) Generic name: canagliflozin
- Farxiga (Pro) Generic name: dapagliflozin
- Steglatro (Pro) Generic name: ertugliflozin
- Brenzavvy Generic name: bexagliflozin
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