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Diabetes and Diet: A Patient and Dietitian’s Perspective

This article has been co-authored by a patient with type 2 diabetes and a specialist dietitian. Here they discuss the patient’s experience and difficulties with controlling weight and strategies that can help a patient in this situation. The patient discusses how stress and her corresponding comfort...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sergeant, Carole, Dyson, Pamela A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Healthcare 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6167292/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30218433
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13300-018-0500-7
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Sumario:This article has been co-authored by a patient with type 2 diabetes and a specialist dietitian. Here they discuss the patient’s experience and difficulties with controlling weight and strategies that can help a patient in this situation. The patient discusses how stress and her corresponding comfort eating dampened weight loss progress, and how adopting a lifestyle change aided through group support helped to deal with this. The physician discusses the importance of recognizing the mental and physical challenges faced by patients in this situation.