Obesity Treatment Can Also Cure Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Report

Abstract

Obesity is a leading risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Lifestyle modification should be the first step of diabetes treatment regardless of the medications prescribed upon diagnosis. An obese patient who was diagnosed with type 2 DM during visit at his obesity outpatient clinic was prescribed medication and lifestyle modification. The patient achieved remission of diabetes after losing 25% of weight during the follow-up period. This case emphasises the importance of lifestyle modification in diabetes treatment.

Keywords

• obesity
• type 2 diabetes mellitus
• lifestyle modification