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Of course, but the US fee-for-service model is aligned elsewhere. I think a lot of them think that as long as they are not prescribing a z-pack every month, it
by snarf21 5y ago
Of course, but the US fee-for-service model is aligned elsewhere. I think a lot of them think that as long as they are not prescribing a z-pack every month, it won't be that big of a deal. Also, customer acquisition is hard. Patients will just find another primary or go to an urgent care and get the meds there. For primary care, being seen as "not helpful" won't just lose one patient, but a whole household of them. As you quote above, people want a quick fix. The person consuming 3000 calories of carbs per day wants a magic pill to fix their type 2 diabetes without them having to make any changes. I don't envy them.
- nradov 5y agoSGLT2 inhibitors pretty much are magic pills for type 2 diabetes. https://www.fda.gov/drugs/postmarket-drug-safety-information-patients-and-providers/sodium-glucose-cotransporter-2-sglt2-inhibitors https://www.fda.gov/drugs/postmarket-drug-safety-information... But of course it's better to prevent the condition in the first place.
- tsol 5y agoWait until people find out the side effects, then you'll get another thread exactly like this one but about SGLT2 inhibitors instead of antibiotics
- orangepurple 5y agoAutophagy is the real silver bullet for T2DM treatment but you won't get that from a pill especially if you continue to ingest sugar.
- snarf21 5y agoAnother very promising treatment for type 2 is DMR. We need to do a lot more research on the duodenum as it is clear it is a major linchpin in type 2. [https://gut.bmj.com/content/69/2/295 https://gut.bmj.com/content/69/2/295]