weight loss

Economic Burden of Diabetes Worsening

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My oldest son is pre-Med.  I keep gently reminding him endocrinology is an exciting field.

Costs, Complexity of Treating Diabetes Increasing Steadily, Says Study — AAFP News Now — American Academy of Family Physicians

A recent study from the CDC and NIH shows that nearly 13 percent of adults in the United States have diabetes, but 40 percent of those individuals haven’t been diagnosed yet.

Read a Book a Week – On the Shelf

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I’ve just finished reading the best book on the prevention and management of Type 2 diabetes. The recommendations in Beating Diabetes are based on evidence from a randomized controlled clinical study called the Diabetes Prevention Program.. This book needs to be in your underwriting library and would make an excellent text for training purposes. But for those of you who may not have the time to find and read the entire book, I’ll summarize the key points:

  • Eat less
  • Move more

The book focuses on weight loss strategies and lifestyle modification. Get it, read it, live it.

I Lost 200 Pounds…You Can Too

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I’ve added a new links category on Obesity. Recently I joined the National Weight Loss Registry and became participant L8784. It took some time to fill out the questionnaires but since it was for a good cause, I answered each and every question. The only thing I didn’t do was the narrative. I was given the option to write about my weight loss experience. So after much thought and digging deep I wrote the following which debuts here first.

How To Lose 200 Pounds in Two Easy Steps

  1. Eat less.
  2. Move more.

Hopefully the accumulated data from people who have lost significant amounts of weight will lead to insights about losing weight and keeping it off. Over 65% of the US population age 20 and higher are overweight or obese.

And we wonder why 8% of the population has diabetes…