Obesity

I recently started working with a 58 y/o gentleman who had insulin dependent type 2 diabetes. He was 110 pounds overweight, and was using 120 units of Lantus and 30 units of Humalog daily. His most recent A1c was 8.6. The program he was placed on involved drinking a medical liquid food supplement 5 times a day which contains 12 grams of carbs per serving plus a meal that consisted of a small amount of protein and vegetables.

A recent study published in JAMA indicated that body shape is a stronger mortality predictor than BMI.  

A recent study compared three equicaloric diets with varying carbohydrate intake amounts for their effect on metabolic syndrome risk factors.

Insulin resistance in adults with and without obesity, in current and former marijuana users.  

Gastric bypass surgery in adolescents shows benefits in diabetes and hypertension remission more than in adults.

Obesity has  been a leading cause of mortality and morbidity of cardiovascular disease.

A simple but unique way to lose weight without stimulation, which could become the first treatment option for overweight patients with prediabetes.

In this Exclusive Interview transcript, Catherine L. Davis  talks with Diabetes in Control Publisher Steve Freed during the ADA 2018 convention in Orlando about the surprising results of a study on exercise dose and obesity in children.

Do they work for people with type 2 diabetes and obesity?

Gastric bypass surgery is not only for treating obesity.