Obesity

An advanced framework for a new diagnostic approach to obesity was announced last week by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) at their 23rd Scientific and Clinical Congress…. 

In this Homerun Slides series, we review some issues around the Diabetic Management of the Obese Patient including; Potential Causes of Weight Gain with Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes; Weight Reduction Issues – Non-Insulin; and treatment with SGLT-2 Inhibitors with Incretins (GLP-1’s or DPP-IV’s)…. See more SGLT-2 Resources To download …

  This week’s Homerun Slides set covers weight reduction through lifestyle modification as well as some of the newer medications available to help your patients achieve this important goal….

Living at high altitudes may be associated with a lower risk of obesity…. 

  In this week’s Homerun Slides series, we discuss the possibility of delaying the onset of type 2 diabetes as well as revisit DeFronzo’s octet, and look at how treating the octet without hypoglycemia and weight gain can be done….

  In this week’s Homerun Slides continuing our series from Dr. Stanley Schwartz, we cover topics including the Benefits of Combined Treatment (Pharmacotherapy and Lifestyle Modification), a demonstation of how Obesity Requires Long-Term Care, and information on how Roux-en-Y surgery restores the incretin effect…

Results of a recent large epidemiological study suggest that it is amount of dietary calories from sugar that plays the most pivotal role in diabetes risk…. 

  In this week’s Homerun Slides collection, we go over some of the behavioral modification options that are available for helping patients change their lifestyle habits. In addition, we also review some of the medications available to help with weight control….

  In this week’s Homerun Slides continuing Dr. Stanley Scwartz’ series on new medication therapies for the treatment of obesity, we discuss exactly why it is so difficult for our patients to lose weight and give you some options to make this process a little easier….

  In this week’s Homerun Slides series, we review the benefits of even just a little weight loss for your patients including the lessening of sleep apnea, and we discuss the lessening of diabetes symptoms with bariatric surgery….