When someone is suicidal, those who are close to the distressed person do not know what to do and often feel paralysed - because they are not sure what is the right thing to say
If needed, oral prednisone should still be used but do so judiciously and keep in mind that the risk of osteoporosis is directly linked to cumulative lifetime doses of oral steroid
In the patient with newly diagnosed T2DM without micro or macrovascular complications, achieving good glycaemic control is important and this together with an eye to avoiding weight gain and hypoglycaemia will drive your choice of a second-line agent
CKD is a marker of poor prognosis and if present, we must work hard to prevent adverse outcomes… now is the time for SGLT2i, statins, ace inhibitors, and arbs