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NICE advise to use lower BMI thresholds (usually reduced by 2.5 kg/m2) for people from South Asian, Chinese, other Asian, Middle Eastern, Black African or African-Caribbean family backgrounds
Andres Splenser, MD, an endocrinologist affiliated with Memorial Hermann, also not involved in the study, told MNT that, if a patient with [type 2 diabetes] also has depression, this can affect their motivation to eat healthy, exercise, and impact compliance with taking their medications. Today, however, there are many treatment options for diabetes that allow patients to remain healthy and not have to deal with any [diabetes] complications in their lifetime as long as their blood glucose values are well controlled, he added
Better overall diabetes and vascular care can improve long-term outcomes for the whole patient, including the eyes