This Diabetes Awareness Month, Physicians Adopt New Ways to Fight Diabesity
November 16 2016 - 7:01AM
Business Wire
Thousands of healthcare professionals attack
the root cause of diabesity, insulin resistance
During Diabetes Awareness Month, physicians and healthcare
providers across North America are looking at new ways to address
the epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes, collectively called
“diabesity.” Diabesity encompasses the related conditions of
obesity, type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, and metabolic
syndrome1 that plague millions.
People with diabesity are at an increased risk of heart disease,
stroke,2 and many cancers.3 To help patients effectively manage
their weight and as a result, prevent or lessen the health ravages
of diabesity, many providers are offering the Ideal Protein
Protocol, a medically designed and developed protocol for weight
loss and weight maintenance. The Ideal Protein Protocol attacks the
root cause of obesity that often leads to type 2 diabetes – the
over production of insulin that can result from the typical Western
diet.
Obesity Medicine-Board Certified internist Dr. Linda Anegawa,
M.D., F.A.C.P., has dedicated her entire career to arresting
obesity, and is one of the physicians taking this new approach. “In
my practice, patients with diabetes come to me feeling
defeated and discouraged. They've been following traditional
advice to eat less and exercise more. They are often following
a low calorie diet often rich in fruits, so-called 'whole
grains,' granola, yet their blood sugar keeps
increasing, prompting further increases in medications.
A diet like this worsens the problem by increasing
the overproduction of insulin, which promotes fat storage and
more weight gain,” said Anegawa.
The rise in diagnoses of type 2 diabetes is assumed to be a
result of the growing obesity epidemic. Obesity is a major risk
factor for developing type 2 diabetes, and more than 90% of people
with type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese.4 In fact, type 2
diabetes accounts for 95% of the 25.8 million diabetes cases in the
United States.5
“The Ideal Protein Protocol is different because it attacks
obesity at its root: insulin overproduction,” Dr. Anegawa
continued. “Using the Ideal Protein Protocol in my practice helps
us attack the root cause of weight gain and reverse this process.
Reducing dietary carbohydrates helps keep insulin levels low. Lower
insulin levels mean the body is able to use stored fat for energy
and the dieter loses weight. Blood sugars drop and we are able to
reduce medication doses as a result. It's a completely different
approach to the problem of diabesity, and it's one that we should
be offering far more frequently,” she said.
Aside from the nutritional component, patient education,
counseling, and support are also critical to achieving sustainable
weight loss. According to Dr. Anegawa, this starts with honest
conversations between patients and their providers about the
serious health consequences of obesity.
“We must bring up our concerns regarding weight and health,” she
said, “Without starting the conversation, we cannot address the
problem.”
Research presented at ObesityWeek 2016 demonstrated lowered
healthcare costs and changes in patient outcomes following weight
loss with the Ideal Protein Protocol.
To see how physicians and other healthcare practitioners are
helping their patients lose weight, click here.
About Ideal Protein
The Ideal Protein Protocol is medically designed and developed
and is consistent with evidence-based guidelines for weight loss
management and maintenance. The protocol tackles the root cause of
weight gain – the body’s overproduction of insulin – by restricting
consumption of sugars and carbohydrates – achieving optimal results
through lowering poor fat intake, while maintaining adequate
protein intake to preserve muscle mass. It is exclusively available
from Ideal Protein’s approved health care professionals and trained
coaches. For more information, visit www.IdealProtein.com.
1 National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases. (NIIKD) Diabetes. Accessed from:
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes/types/prediabetes-insulin-resistance
2 National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases. Diabetes (NIIKD), Heart Disease and Stroke. Accessed from
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes/preventing-diabetes-problems/heart-disease-stroke
3 American Diabetes Association: Diabetes and Cancer: A
consensus report. Accessed from:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2890380/table/T1
4 World Health Organization. Obesity and Overweight Fact Sheet.
Accessed from
http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/media/en/gsfs_obesity.pdf
October 2013
5 National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases (NIIKD). National Diabetes Statistics, 2014. Accessed
from:
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/statsreport14/national-diabetes-report-web.pdf
http://www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/statistics/#fast
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