Does long-term effective control of body weight is a difficult problem in clinical of diabetes control / 中国实用内科杂志

ABSTRACT

Weight increasing would happen with the control of glucose in diabetic patients,whether the application of insulin or that of oral medication.Long-term and effective weight control should be done in order to lower the mortality rate.A large number of studies have shown that the mortality rate has increased along with weight gain,especially death caused by cardiovascular disease.The following measures can be used:(1)Rational target should be formulated.It would be the best that weight decrease 0.5~1.0 kg every week.(2)Diet should be controlled.Low-calorie,high protein,low-fat diet can be used.(3)Exercise therapy:Aerobic exercise will be recommended.(4)Drug intervention treatment:Metformin or Thiazolidinediones drugs can be use,Sibutramine or Orlistat can be used in the patients with serious obesity.