Dr Anastassios Pittas, Chief of Endocrinology at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, discusses key data from the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions 2022 on the management of common comorbidities in diabetes.
Dr Pittas looks first at a prespecified analysis of the SURPASS-4 trial, which highlighted the role of tirzepatide on kidney outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes.
He then discusses results of the SPLENDID trial in which patients with diabetes who received bariatric surgery for weight loss showed reduced rates of cancer.
Finally, Dr Pittas reports on a study examining the effect of food insecurity and diet quality on maintaining good cholesterol levels in diabetes.
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Anastassios G. Pittas, MD, Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism; Co-director, Diabetes and Lipid Center; Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
Anastassios G. Pittas, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.