S4 E2: Gestational Diabetes, CVD risk & modifiable factors; roflumilast for psoriasis; bronchodilators for non-COPD smoking symptoms
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Type 2 Diabetes - Is There a Risk of Diabetes in the Future?
The BMJ has some positive news if you've had a history of gestational diabetes. High quality diet, regular exercise, moderate alcohol consumption and no current smoking are all modifiable risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes. The authors paid special attention to overweight and obesity because of course we all tend to associate that with being one of the biggest drivers of the development of type 2 Diabetes. Even if you couldn't get your weight down but you optimized the other 4 main risk factors you reduced your risk by almost 60%.
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