Obesity management in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

ABSTRACT

Obesity infrequently associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus and may cause insulin resistance, hypertension and other complications of obesity. So obesity management in Type 2 diabetes mellitus is essential. Prevention is a logical first step in the management of the obese Type 2 diabetic patient, such programs have had little long-term success. Diet, exercise and behavioral modification still form the cornerstones of treatment and relatively small weight loss results in improvement of all major obesity related co-morbidity's, including Type 2 diabetes. The obese diabetic patient faces extra impediments to weight loss, including the adverse effects of diabetic medication, poor glycaemic control and diabetes related complications. New drugs may offer some additional help, in general by providing the benefit associated with the weight loss as such, Bariatric surgery can produce major long-term weight loss in the severely obese subjects.