Credit: Thinkstock Regular monitoring of kidney ... protein intake should be based on disease stage, health status, and lifestyle. Previous recommendations often advised people to follow low ...

in adults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease. Ozempic is already widely used and was first FDA-approved in 2017 to treat type 2 diabetes. The medication — taken weekly by injection ...

By Dani Blum The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Ozempic to reduce the risk of serious complications in people who have both Type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

About 40% of people with type 2 diabetes have chronic kidney disease, according to Novo Nordisk. Type 2 diabetes impacts approximately 37 million adults in the US, the company noted in a press ...

Treating chronic kidney disease first requires identifying the underlying cause, then trying to slow the progression while also reducing complications that may affect other organs, like the heart.

Clinical trials have shown that this drug can reduce protein ... kidney health. This study was published in JCI Insight and adds to growing efforts to prevent and treat kidney disease in ...

in adults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease. Ozempic is already widely used and was first FDA-approved in 2017 to treat type 2 diabetes. The medication — taken weekly by injection in the ...