Adherence
Lifestyle modifications, including Medical Nutritional Therapy (MNT), are essential for maintaining the effectiveness of pharmacological therapies in managing T2DM and CVD.
Manage your Type 2 Diabetes and heart health by working with a dietitian on Medical Nutritional Therapy (MNT). Focus on low glycemic index foods and reducing saturated fats. While this may not directly lower your risk of dying from heart disease, it significantly improves blood sugar control and overall health.
Since lifestyle modification and management plays an important role in maintaining the effectiveness of the pharmacological therapies, authors of this consensus recommendation have also briefed on the patient-centric non-pharmacological management of T2DM and CVD.
Why this rating
Based on consensus recommendations and reference to trials like Look AHEAD, though Look AHEAD showed no direct CV mortality benefit, it showed glycemic control benefits.
Source
Consensus recommendations for management of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases
Alaaeldin Bashier et al. · Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome · 2019
DOI 10.1186/s13098-019-0476-0
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- For patients with Type 2 Diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) or heart failure (HF), a sodium-glucose transporter protein-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor with proven cardiovascular benefit is advised.Weak
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