Diet, Obesity and Diabetes by Gerald H Tomkin in Archives of Diabetes & Obesity in Lupine Publishers
Obesity and diabetes have become a very important global problem. In
developed countries the incidence of both seems to
have stabilised probably due to greater awareness and better education.
Weight reduction in obese subjects with diabetes can be
achieved by bariatric surgery and often results in remission of
diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidaemia but at a cost of mortality
and morbidity. Dietary intervention until recently has been relatively
unsuccessful. Recently however, structured, low calorie diet
with nurse/dietician support in a general practice setting has shown
promise. Successful drug therapy to aid weight reduction
remains elusive.
