Your patient is a 12-year-old girl who is overweight. Obesity runs in her family’s history and her father has type 2 diabetes. Her parents believe she should be screened for diabetes.
Your patient is a 55-year-old man with type 2 diabetes who is worried about his health as he ages. He asks you if there are any recommended forms of exercise that can help him feel better about his health....
In this “Test Your Knowledge” series, Edward Shahady, MD, asks you about changing the treatment regimen for a middle-aged woman who does not adhere to her therapy.
A 51-year-old woman presents to your clinic with elevated fasting glucose concentrations. She has prediabetes and is wondering what she can do to prevent developing diabetes.
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Edward Shahady, MD, Medical Director, Diabetes Master Clinician Program and Emeritus Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Edward Shahady, MD, Medical Director, Diabetes Master Clinician Program and Emerit...
In this “Test Your Knowledge” series, Edward Shahady, MD, asks you about treating an older man with long-term diabetes who presents with foot pain.
A 42-year-old man with a BMI)of 30 is beginning to struggle with several lifestyle changes he made recently in an attempt to get healthier. He is finding it particularly hard to quit his previous habit of...
Your patient is a 36-year-old woman with a body mass index of 26 who is concerned about her risk of diabetes. She recently began exercising every day, and is curious about what changes to her diet you think...
