Physicians Agree Moderate Weight Loss Will Help Patients Manage Their Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes 01/22/09

Physicians say they are counseling their overweight type 2 diabetes patients to lose weight, but patients say that the message is not getting through, according to a new survey announced by the Behavioral Diabetes Institute. Eight in 10 physicians surveyed said that they discuss weight issues with their patients every/almost every visit, yet half as many patients - only four in 10 - report having these discussions with such frequency.

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