More than 60% of the US population is overweight. Many illnesses are associated with being overweight.
The illnesses associated with obesity are unpleasant. We assist patients in reducing those risks. Simply and softly spoken, if you develop an obesity related illness, the odds are less important, it's 100%, affecting you. A medically supervised diet program is a powerful tool to reach this goal.
We use the BMI as a screening tool to access ones risk for obesity related, co morbid, medical conditions. A patient with an elevated BMI should get a medical evaluation to determine their individual health status.
Insulin Resistance:
Beta Cell Defect: (Dysfunction)
Intra-Islet Endothelial Absorptive Defect:
Persistent Hyperamylanemia
“Pre-diabetes” Human Health Services (HHS) and American Diabetes Association (ADA) term.
[Start treatment at this time]
[Diagnose earlier: rejuvenation of the 2 hour glucose tolerance blood sugar 140-199 mg/dL]
“Pre-diabetes” Human Health Services (HHS) and American Diabetes Association (ADA) term.
[Blood sugar ranging 110-126 mg/dL]
[Impaired hepatic glucose production]
[50% loss of beta cell function]
Va, Vb, Vc. Phases I, II, III: mild, moderate/severe, complete. Use medications that do not increase insulin or amylin. Use combination therapy. Start treatment at stage III-IV (IGT-IFG).
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