Obesity

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.

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.