Volume 6, Number 3, Jul-Aug-Sep 2009

Helping patients with diabetes to win the battle to control their weight
Sandra Waddingham

Many people with type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese at diagnosis and continue to struggle to control their weight. This article looks at why people with diabetes find weight control more of a challenge than the rest of us and how practice nurses can help patients to remain positive, particularly when starting insulin to optimise blood glucose control.

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