Heart failure and diabetes

In this episode, Bruce Arroll explores the management of coexisting heart failure and type 2 diabetes in primary care. Topics include presentation surprises, screening strategies, treatment paradigms, medication nuances, and lifestyle advice.

Topics

Intro.
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Surprising presentations of heart failure.
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Screening for heart failure in diabetic patients.
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Prioritising treatment: heart failure vs diabetes.
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Hospital admission criteria for heart failure.
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Interrelationship between heart failure and diabetes.
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Managing renal function in diabetic patients.
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Medication nuances for dual conditions.
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Lifestyle advice.
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Type 2 diabetes prevention.
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Understanding heart failure types and treatment.
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Avoiding common pitfalls in heart failure treatment.
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Key take-home messages.
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Take home messages

With Heart Failure: up-titrate all the drugs quickly.
When it comes to both HF & T2D: Prioritise treatment of heart failure.
Have the conversation about "pill load".
Get everyone exercising at all ages.

Presenter

Bruce Arroll

Professor

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Bruce is a General Practice and Primary Health Care Professor at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and was a practising GP at Greenstone Family Clinic in South Auckland since 2006. In 2024, he left Greenstone Clinic to join the Calder Clinic at the Auckland City Mission. He is a general practitioner, as well as providing special consultations using Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT).