Obesity

A new finding from the SCALE trial.

Gastric bypass surgery may treat type 2 diabetes in selected patients.

Genetic predisposition to a higher waist-to-hip ratio may lead to diabetes.

Woman, 57 years of age, prediabetes, hyperlipidemia, class I obesity and history of gestational diabetes. I’ve been working with her for the past two years. The first year she was very motivated because of her new diagnosis of prediabetes and her weight being what it was. Her son was getting married and she wanted to lose weight for the wedding. We discussed a plan for her.

Blandine Lacroix talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed at the 2016 AACE Meeting. In part 5, the conclusion of this Exclusive Interview, Blandine Lacroix charges the medical community with understanding obesity and being of support to those with the disease.

Is procedure worth associated acute pancreatitis or spontaneous over-inflation?

Blandine Lacroix talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed at the 2016 AACE Meeting. In part 4 of this Exclusive Interview, Blandine Lacroix explains the motivational interview process.

To fast or not to fast.

In part 3 of this Exclusive Interview, Blandine Lacroix talks about applying motivational interviewing in the patient/provider conversation around diabetes.

In a new international clinical trial, it was shown that the drug liraglutide 3.0 mg may reduce diabetes risk by 80% in individuals with obesity and prediabetes.