Obesity

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.

Woman, 55 years of age, referred to me for obesity management. She visited without recent labs, so we got started with the agreement she would get her labs drawn soon after her visit. At our first visit, her blood pressure was 150/98, HR 64, and weight 204, BMI-35, therefore her BMI category was class II obesity. PMH-+Migraine Headaches. FH-+Mother died of lung cancer. Her mother was a smoker. Patient is not.

Long-term impact of intrauterine exposure to medication on the offspring remains unclear.

Study shows importance of clinical consciousness and assistance with disease management in individuals who were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes prior to age 45.

Insulin resistance has been proposed as one of the causes of poor glycemic control in youth with type 1 diabetes who have excess weight or obesity.

T2D diagnosed within last 6 years may be able to achieve remission if substantial weight loss is achieved.

Battle between two GLP-1 receptor agonists proves semaglutide achieves favorable HbA1c levels, decreased mean body weight.