ONGLYZA

TYPE 2 WHAT'S IN IT FOR

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DIABETES
Introduction;

❖ What is Onglyza?
❖ What is type 2 diabetes?
❖ What is the age limit of the people consuming it?
❖ What is the side effect from the pill?
❖ How much is the population consuming Onglyza?
❖ FAQS for onglyza ?
What is Onglyza?

❖ Onglyza (saxagliptin) is an oral diabetes medicine that helps

control blood sugar levels. It works by regulating the levels of
insulin your body produces after eating.
❖ Onglyza is for people with type 2 diabetes. It is sometimes used
in combination with other diabetes medications, but is not for
treating type 1 diabetes.
❖ Onglyza may also be used for purposes not listed in this
medication guide.
What Is Type 2 Diabetes?
❖ People with type 2 diabetes make insulin, but their cells don't use it
as well as they should. Doctors call this insulin resistance.
❖ Insulin Resistance (Insulin is critical for the body's use of glucose as
energy. Insulin resistance (IR) is a condition in which the body's cells
become resistant to the effects of insulin. ... Insulin resistance is a
risk factor for development of diabetes and heart disease).
❖ Now type 2 diabetes affects kids and teens as well as adults, mainly
because of childhood obesity.
What Is Type 2 Diabetes ? (Cont..)

❖ The symptoms of type 2 diabetes can be so mild you don't notice

them. In fact, about 8 million people who have it don't know it.
❖ Being very thirsty
❖ Peeing a lot
❖ Blurry vision
❖ Being irritable
❖ Tingling or numbness in your hands or feet
❖ Feeling worn out
❖ Wounds that don't heal
❖ Yeast infections that keep coming back
What Is The Age Limit Of Consuming The Pills?
❖ According to the CDC, from 1997 through to 2011, the average age
at which a person was diagnosed with diabetes in the United States
was largely the same, at around 54 years of age. While there might
not be a set age for onset for type 2 diabetes, age greatly increases
the chances of developing the condition.
❖ According to the Process we would be talking to the age limit of 45
to 60 so we cover all of them in terms of diabeties.
What Is The Side Effect From The Pill?
❖ Onglyza and Heart Failure, In 2014 the FDA announced that it was
going to examine heart risks associated with Onglyza use.
❖ The investigation was based on research published in the October
2013 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, which found
Onglyza increased the rate of hospitalizations for heart failure but
didn't increase the risk of cardiac events.
❖ In 2015, the drug's manufacturer announced that the FDA concluded
that the use of Onglyza in people with type 2 diabetes "has a
broadly acceptable cardiovascular risk profile."
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How Much Is The Population Consuming Onglyza?

❖ More than 100 million U.S. adults are now living withdiabetes or
prediabetes, according to a new report released today by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report finds
that as of 2015, 30.3 million Americans – 9.4 percent of theU.S.
population –have diabetes.
❖ The most common of diabetes is type 2. According to the CDC,
90 to 95 percent of people with diabetes in the United States have
type 2. Just 5 percent of people have type 1.
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