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Honestly, it's "weigh" more than high blood sugar

Diabetes causes weight gain while the increased weight worsens diabetes.1

  1. Moreover, there is a whopping ~90% association between excess weight and diabetes.2

  2. Breaking this vicious link is critical for effective diabetes management.1

  3. Or else it can lead to devastating complications.4

  4. Conditions that reduce lifespan.3

  5. As well as drastically diminish quality of life.

Higher Risks, Serious Complications.

People with diabetes and excess weight have a VASTLY higher chance of these complications.

2 to 4 Times  increased risk 5

7 Times increased risk in mortality 3

Increased risk of death/disability 3

Other dire complications 7

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It's more than just managing your blood sugar. It's also about managing risks, like obesity, increased cardiovascular risk.

References
  1. Wilding JP. Int J Clin Pract. 2014 Jun;68(6):682-91. 

  2. Borgharkar SS,BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2019 Jul 14;7(1):e000654.

  3. Oldridge NB, et al. J Clin Epidemiol. 2001 Sep;54(9):928-34.

  4. Laakso and Kuusisto. Eur Heart J Suppl 2003;5(Supp;. B):B5–B13.輀

  5. Dal Canto E et al. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2019 Dec;26(2_suppl):25-32.

  6. Standards of Care in Diabetes 2024. Diabetes Care 1 January 2024

  7. Eeg-Olofsson K et al. Diabetologia. 2009 Jan;52(1):65-73. 

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