Diabetes Educators Proactively Address Obesity as Precursor to Type 2 Diabetes

By: Deborah Fillman, MS, RD, LD, CDE
Category: WLS Lifestyles Fall 2010 Feature Articles
Diabetes Educators Proactively Address Obesity as Precursor to Type 2 Diabetes

BRIEF ARTICLE OVERVIEW: It is an undeniable truth that obesity and diabetes have long gone hand-in-hand. Diabetes educators – nurses, dietitians, pharmacists and others who are trained and certified to provide counseling, education and life skills to people with diabetes – often target obesity as a way to prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes and a way to manage many of the complications that arise from the disease.



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