Written by Amal Allam
Thursday, November 23, 2023 05:54 PM
Dr. Medhat Al-Arabi, Professor, said Therapeutic nutrition An endocrinologist and diabetes specialist at Assiut University and Vice President of Upper Egypt University for Clinical Nutrition, he said that it is important to link type 2 diabetes with obesity.
He explained that 90% of diabetes are type 2 diabetics.
He added during the conference of the Egyptian Society for Health and Therapeutic Nutrition, currently held in Cairo, headed by Dr. Safaa Tawfik, a clinical nutrition consultant at the National Institute of Nutrition, that type 2 diabetes is caused by excess weight, and 85% of patients with type 2 diabetes suffer from it. If I can reduce the weight in patients with type 2 diabetes, this means that I have treated Diabetes.
He explained that there is what is called a temporary cure for diabetes, and if patients with type 2 diabetes reduce their weight by 15%, the disease will be controlled, and they may not need to take treatment.
He pointed out that there is a new basal insulin that will be launched soon, which is taken weekly instead of daily, which is usually taken at night. It is an injection that is taken daily and the patient is exposed to constant complaining. The new insulin, which is taken once a week, will be launched in the middle of next year, and instead of the patient taking insulin. Basal insulin is taken daily and is subjected to shock 7 times a week. Basal insulin is taken once a week.
He added that there is another type of insulin that the patient can take directly before eating because it is fast-acting and does not cause a drop in blood sugar. He explained that regular insulin is the insulin that is taken half an hour before eating, while the new insulin is taken directly before eating because it is fast-acting. It does not cause a drop in blood sugar levels.
He added that what is new in treating obesity is that a new drug will be launched that can cancel gastric sleeve operations, because it is a very powerful drug and achieves great results in reducing weight and treating obesity, and its side effects are few, and sugar can be controlled, and it is expected to be launched in the first quarter of the year. Next in Egypt.
He stressed that obesity is the gateway through which all diseases enter, such as cardiovascular diseases, pressure, sleep, joints, and even fertility and childbirth. Obesity is linked to lifestyle changes such as exercising and healthy eating.
He explained that the new medications that will be launched soon to treat obesity do not cause other complications caused by old medications, as they do not cause rapid heartbeats or high blood pressure.
Dr. Medhat El Araby
During the nutrition conference
2023-11-23 15:54:00
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