Obesity Treatment Can Also Cure Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Report

Obesity Treatment Can Also Cure Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Report

Obesity is a leading risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Lifestyle modification should be the first step of diabetes treatment regardless of the medications prescribed upon diagnosis. An obese patient who was diagnosed with type 2 DM during visit at his obesity outpatient clinic was presc...

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Main Authors: Feray Akbaş, Hanife Usta Atmaca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2020-11-01
Series:İstanbul Medical Journal
Subjects:
obesity
type 2 diabetes mellitus
lifestyle modification
Online Access: http://istanbulmedicaljournal.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/obesity-treatment-can-also-cure-type-2-diabetes-me/41893
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spelling doaj-749c5bab25334841a3eb0e3ae946335a2020-12-07T10:35:21ZengGalenos Yayineviİstanbul Medical Journal2619-97932148-094X2020-11-01211141610.4274/imj.galenos.2020.5046513049054Obesity Treatment Can Also Cure Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case ReportFeray Akbaş0Hanife Usta Atmaca1 University of Health Sciences Turkey, İstanbul Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Internal Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey University of Health Sciences Turkey, İstanbul Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Internal Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey Obesity is a leading risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Lifestyle modification should be the first step of diabetes treatment regardless of the medications prescribed upon diagnosis. An obese patient who was diagnosed with type 2 DM during visit at his obesity outpatient clinic was prescribed medication and lifestyle modification. The patient achieved remission of diabetes after losing 25% of weight during the follow-up period. This case emphasises the importance of lifestyle modification in diabetes treatment. http://istanbulmedicaljournal.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/obesity-treatment-can-also-cure-type-2-diabetes-me/41893 obesitytype 2 diabetes mellituslifestyle modification
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Obesity Treatment Can Also Cure Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Report
İstanbul Medical Journal
obesity
type 2 diabetes mellitus
lifestyle modification
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Hanife Usta Atmaca
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title Obesity Treatment Can Also Cure Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Report
title_short Obesity Treatment Can Also Cure Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Report
title_full Obesity Treatment Can Also Cure Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Report
title_fullStr Obesity Treatment Can Also Cure Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Obesity Treatment Can Also Cure Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Report
title_sort obesity treatment can also cure type 2 diabetes mellitus: a case report
publisher Galenos Yayinevi
series İstanbul Medical Journal
issn 2619-9793
2148-094X
publishDate 2020-11-01
description Obesity is a leading risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Lifestyle modification should be the first step of diabetes treatment regardless of the medications prescribed upon diagnosis. An obese patient who was diagnosed with type 2 DM during visit at his obesity outpatient clinic was prescribed medication and lifestyle modification. The patient achieved remission of diabetes after losing 25% of weight during the follow-up period. This case emphasises the importance of lifestyle modification in diabetes treatment.
topic obesity
type 2 diabetes mellitus
lifestyle modification
url http://istanbulmedicaljournal.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/obesity-treatment-can-also-cure-type-2-diabetes-me/41893
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