Weight Management as a Goal in Type 2 Diabetes Care

Join Drs Carol Wysham and Carel le Roux for practical, actionable strategies when targeting weight management as a key goal in type 2 diabetes prevention and treatment.

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Resources

UK Prospective Diabetes Study https://www.dtu.ox.ac.uk/ukpds/

National Diabetes Prevention Program https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/prevention/index.html

The Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study (DPS): Lifestyle Intervention and 3-Year Results on Diet and Physical Activity https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14633807/

The Look AHEAD Study: A Description of the Lifestyle Intervention and the Evidence Supporting It https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16855180/

Antidiabetics, Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Agonists https://reference.medscape.com/drugs/antidiabetics-glucagon-like-peptide-1-agonists

Semaglutide (Rx) https://reference.medscape.com/drug/ozempic-rybelsus-wegovy-semaglutide-1000174

Weight Management: Obesity to Diabetes https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28848305/

Efficacy and Safety of Tirzepatide in Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity Management https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36750526/

Tirzepatide Once Weekly for the Treatment of Obesity https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2206038