According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA)/ European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) guideline, a patient-centered approach to type 2 diabetes (T2D) management should be adopted with the goal of not only preventing complications but also optimizing patients’ quality of life.¹ To achieve these goals, factors that affect health-related quality of life (HRQoL) such as social determinants of health, psychosocial well-being, and health behaviors are key considerations in glycemic management strategies for patients with T2D.¹ At the EASD Annual Meeting 2023, Professor Chan, Chung-Ngor Juliana from the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong presented the results of a cross-sectional analysis of HRQoL in patients with T2D treated with oral glucose-lowering drugs (OGLDs) who were enrolled in the Joint Asia Diabetes Evaluation (JADE) Register. In a subsequent interview with Omnihealth Practice, Prof. Chan shared further insights on the application of the JADE® Program, shedding light on the dynamics between glycemic management strategies and patients’ HRQoL.

STUDY DESIGN Semaglutide has been shown to improve glycemic control, body weight, and cardiovascular outcomes among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in randomized controlled trials and cohort studies.1 However, data on the long-term benefits of semaglutide in real-world settings has been lacking

Semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analog that aids in weight loss by suppressing appetite, has recently gained approval from the United States (US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat obesity in children aged ≥12 years.1,2 The approval was based on the positive findings of a rec

Heart failure (HF) is global pandemic affecting at least 26 million people worldwide in 2017 and has been increasing in prevalence.¹ In 2020, HF plus other heart diseases caused an age-standardized death rate of 34.0 per 100,000 standard population in Hong Kong.² Previously, patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) were treated with a foundational triple therapy including β-blockers, renin-angiotensin system inhibitors [including angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs)] or angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors (ARNIs), as well as mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs).³ With reference to the recent data supporting the benefits of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) in patients with chronic HFrEF regardless of the diabetes status, it is noted that comprehensive diseasemodifying quadruple therapy has now become the new standard of care for HFrEF patients.^4,5 In a recent interview with Omnihealth Practice, Professor Siu, Chung-Wah David shared his insights on the application of SGLT2i in HFrEF treatment.

Fragility fractures are increasingly recognized as a relevant complication of both type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus (T1DM/T2DM).1 Compared to the general population, T1DM and T2DM patients have a significantly higher fracture risk in both males and females at all ages with the difference increasing fu

Weight control remains an indispensable component for the clinical management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in preventing cardiometabolic morbidity.1-3 People with T2DM who received weekly subcutaneous injection of semaglutide 2.4mg achieved superior and clinically meaningful reduction of body

The prevalence of diabetes has been rising both locally and globally, with 400 million people affected worldwide and over half being Asians.1 For type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), industrialization and urbanization are known to be the risk factors associated with obesity and overweight in all age gro