Case Study: A 64-Year-Old Man With a 9-Year History of Type 2 Diabetes in Whom Insulin Therapy Led to Improved Control but No Weight Gain After 6 Months.
Answer the following questions in Essay APA format:
1. Do all patients starting on insulin gain weight? How much weight gain is to be expected?
2. How would one optimize chances to limit weight gain or Help a patient in maintaining or even losing weight? Does everyone who starts taking insulin gain weight? How much should you expect to gain?
What is the best way to help a patient keep their weight or even lose weight, or to keep them from gaining weight?
3. If this patient had gained weight instead of lost weight, would he have increased his risk of cardiovascular disease even though he dramatically improved his glycemic control?