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Elevated N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels independently predict cardiorenal complications in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and can be utilized as a clinical prognostic biomarker for risk stratification to enable more intensive organ-protective treatment in those at risk, a study involving 1,993 patients enrolled in the Hong Kong Diabetes Biobank has shown.

Eating dark chocolates may help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), whereas milk chocolates tend to promote long-term weight gain, as shown in a study.

Older-generation generic antiobesity medications (AOMs) for weight maintenance may be prescribed to patients who have achieved successful weight loss with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) therapy, suggests a study.