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Shared Decision Making

With all the things I have to cover during my 20 minute follow-up visits with my patients with diabetes, I sometimes struggle with whether or not to interrupt as they tell me about something that, at first, seems irrelevant, at least to me.

 I do, however, enjoy most of these discussions as I learn about their recent to Hawaii or some fishing trip. I do enjoy living vicariously through the lives of my patients!

Treatment Options for a Young, Newly Diagnosed Patient with a High BMI

Dr. Jack Leahy, endocrinologist and general internist, Dr. Doron Schneider, weigh different initial treatment options presented by leading endocrinologists Silvio Inzucchi, MD, Alan J. Garber, MD and Laurence Kennedy, MD

Listen to the podcast and/or read the transcript.

Management of hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes: a patient-centered approach: position statement of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD).

Inzucchi, Silvio E; Bergenstal, Richard M; Buse, John B; Diamant, Michaela; Ferrannini, Ele; Nauck, Michael; Peters, Anne L; Tsapas, Apostolos; Wender, Richard; Matthews, David R
Diabetes care; 2012 Jun;35(6):1364-79. PMID: 22517736
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A Newly Diagnosed Patient with a High BMI

A 38-year-old Caucasian male presents to your office reporting symptoms of fatigue, thirst, and weight loss. He has not been to a physician since his late 20s. Your physical examination shows high blood pressure (150/96 mmHg) and a BMI (body-mass index) of 36 kg/m2. There is a family history of cardiovascular disease, although the patient himself reports having no personal history of cardiac symptoms or cardiovascular events.