Despite the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 brought us many more significant developments in type 2 diabetes research. In our final episode of the year, join Dr Kevin Fernando to hear his highlights from 2021 and thoughts about the year ahead. Dr Fernando is a GP partner with a special interest in diabetes, and is Scottish Lead for the UK Primary Care Diabetes Society.

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References:

Butler J, et al. Empagliflozin, Health Status, and Quality of Life in Patients with Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction: The EMPEROR-Preserved Trial. Circulation. 2021 Nov 15. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.057812. Epub ahead of print.

Wilding JPH, et al. Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity. N Engl J Med. 2021 Mar 18;384(11):989. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2032183. Epub 2021 Feb 10.

Taylor R, et al. Intra-organ fat content during weight loss-induced remission of type 2 diabetes in people with normal or raised BMI. Abstract 110 presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, 27 September – 1 October 2021, virtual. Diabetologia. 2021 Sep 64:1–380. 

Disclosures:

Dr Kevin Fernando has no relevant disclosures to report at this time.

Target Audience

This educational activity is intended for an international audience of non-US and non-UK HCPs.

Funding

This independent educational activity is supported by an educational grant from Novo Nordisk A/S. The educational content has been developed by Liberum IME in conjunction with an independent steering committee; Novo Nordisk A/S has had no influence on the content of this education.