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Dr Sarah Davies and Kevin Fernando EASD Highlights

Invokana®(canagliflozin) is indicated for the treatment of adults with insufficiently controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus as an adjunct to diet and exercise:

  • As monotherapy when metformin is considered inappropriate due to intolerance or contraindications
  • In addition to other medicinal products for the treatment of diabetes

For study results with respect to combination of therapies, effects on glycaemic control, cardiovascular and renal events, and the populations studied, please refer to section 4.4, 4.5 and 5.1 of the Invokana SmPC. 

Prescribing Information can be found under Useful Resources

EASD insights and highlights- Dr Sarah Davies and Dr Kevin Fernando

While at the 59th EASD Conference in Hamburg, Menarini caught up with expert GPs with a special interest in diabetes, Dr Sarah Davies from Cardiff and Dr Kevin Fernando from Berwick shared with us their highlights from the conference, key learnings on fatty liver disease, the debate on type 2 diabetes remission and how they manage their patients' HbA1c.

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Dr Kevin Fernando FRCGP FRCP Edin. FAcadMEd MSc Diabetes

Dr Kevin Fernando FRCGP FRCP Edin. FAcadMEd MSc Diabetes

Kevin is a part-time GP Partner working at North Berwick Health Centre, near Edinburgh. He is also cofounder of CVRMUK, Content Advisor for WebMD Medscape Global & UK and a co-founder of GoggleDocs. Kevin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2000 and holds both MRCGP and MRCP(UK) qualifications and has completed a Master’s degree in diabetes which he passed with distinction. Kevin has been elected to Fellowship of the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and also the Academy of Medical Educators for his work in diabetes and medical education.

Dr Sarah Davies GP with a special interest in Diabetes, Woodlands Medical Centre, Cardiff

Dr Sarah Davies GP with a special interest in Diabetes, Woodlands Medical Centre, Cardiff

Sarah is a GP in Cardiff with a special interest in diabetes. She is the All Wales lead for diabetes in primary care and Clinical Director for Diabetes in primary care for Cardiff and Vale UHB. She is a Diabetes UK Clinical Champion, Primary Care Diabetes Society committee member and a presenter for NB Medical Hot Topics, leading their diabetes course.

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