Chapter 7: Medications can also be used to treat risk factors, and are very effective
Lessons for South Asians at Risk for Diabetes and Heart Disease
Why are people so resistant to take prescription medications?
In my experience seeing patients referred with single or multiple risk factors but who have NOT had a serious clinical event such as a heart attack are extremely RESISTANT to start medications to treat the risk factors and to PREVENT such serious clinical events. Let’s explore what underlies t…