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 assist a patient in maintaining or even losing 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?