The SA Journal Diabetes & Vascular Disease Volume 18 No 2 (November 2021)

EDITORIALS	5
From the Editor's Desk	5
RESEARCH ARTICLE	6
Resistivity index in the diagnosis and assessment of loss of renal function in diabetic nephropathy	6
DIABETES NEWS	13
Novo Nordisk launches once-weekly Ozempic® for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in South Africa	13
Daily handful of walnuts modestly lowers ‘bad’ cholesterol: two-year US study	14
Up to three cups of coffee daily linked to significant health benefits: UK Biobank analysis	14
Whole grains linked to smaller increases in waist size, blood pressure and blood sugar levels	15
Fasting as a weight-loss intervention in gestational diabetes: Australian trial	16
Metformin may reduce mortality risk three-fold in patients with COVID-19 and diabetes	17
Empagliflozin EMPEROR-Preserved trial announces ‘breakthrough’ results	18

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