Obesity

In part 6, the conclusion of this Exclusive Interview, Dr. Scott Kahan talks with Diabetes in Control Associate Medical Editor Joy Pape during the AACE 2018 convention in Boston, MA about the stigma and impact of having excess weight.

Childhood overweight is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in adulthood.

It can improve insulin sensitivity, pancreatic response to blood sugars, and even prevent prediabetes from turning into diabetes.

Weight loss between young adulthood and midlife found to create statistically significant reductions in risk for diabetes.

Since I am a diabetes educator who also specializes in obesity medicine, I see a lot of different responses to travel. For all, I see both weight loss and weight gain after travel. The interesting thing is for people with obesity, I see both. What I also find interesting is a lot of my patients who go to Europe tell me they eat pasta, more bread and other carbs, but when they lose weight, glucose levels improve. Why? Usually because they also tell me they are more active.

Study shows greater than 20% weight decrease, especially in men, can significantly increase risk of fragility fractures.

Excessive weight gain due to intensive therapy can lead to increased cardiovascular risk factors.

Risk of diabetes diagnosis higher in those who lost weight after age 25, but study finds result statistically insignificant.

Men and women with type 2 have different risk for obesity-related cancer when compared with general population.

Management of obesity by dietary, pharmacologic, and surgical intervention can provide very positive results.