Heart help

Talk to your doctor about two new medications that may help with weight loss and heart health: the SGLT2 inhibitor and GLP-analogue (Bydureon*), a weekly analogue insulin injection. “The SGLT2 works on the kidney, and brings sugar out in the urine instead of returning it to the blood,” says endocrinologist and diabetes expert Professor Glen Maberly. “It helps you control diabetes better and also reduces weight. Bydureon makes the pancreas produce insulin and prompts the brain to say, ‘I don’t need to eat as much’. There’s evidence both reduce the chances of heart attack by 30 per cent.”