Weight No Longer: Addressing Overweight/Obesity as an Integral Part of Type 2 Diabetes Management.
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What percentage of participants in the weight-management arm of the Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial (DiRECT) open-label trial achieved diabetes remission?

18%

46%

66%

82%

Which of the following glucose-lowering therapies has demonstrated the highest efficacy for weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes?

Tirzepatide

Dulaglutide

Sitagliptin

Metformin

Sylvia is a 66-year-old woman with T2DM new to your practice. She presents for her 6-month diabetes assessment. She appears to have obesity, but you do not know her BMI, as she refused to be weighed. Her blood pressure is 130/80 mm and her A1C is 8.3%. How should you bring up the topic of her weight?

Ask if it is now a good time for discuss how her weight and health may be affecting each other and how you can work on it together

Do not mention it if she has not brought it forward as a concern

Tell her that her weight is a probable cause of her diabetes and high blood pressure

Refer her to a lifestyle modification program that includes weight management and exercise

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