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Weight management as a primary treatment goal for type 2 diabetes: time to reframe the conversation

Ildiko Lingvay illustrates in this video the benefits of substantial weight loss as a principal target for the treatment of many people with type 2 diabetes.

Date of Last Review: October 21, 2022

Document Number: VV-MED-127073

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Download PDF Medical Answer PDF Document Created with Sketch. Let´s talk about weight management for people with diabetes

For patient education. This workmat is designed to help facilitate informative and meaningful conversations and to help prepare patients for beginning their weight loss/weight management journey.

Download PDF Medical Answer PDF Document Created with Sketch. Type 2 Diabetes Weight Management Workmat Facilitator Guide

This facilitator guide is designed to encourage thoughtful and memorable discussion around weight management with the workmat. Included are guided questions that should serve as a starting point to encourage active participation by all individuals.

Download PDF Medical Answer PDF Document Created with Sketch. Personal Map and Stickers to help track individuals’ progress and create personal goals

The workmat depicts travellers journeying through a desert as an overarching analogy for weight management, with each pictorial scene including key knowledge (feasible goals, possible challenges, useful tools, and accessible resources).

Download PDF Medical Answer PDF Document Created with Sketch. Energy Gap Handout for Patient Education with Workmat

Energy Gap Handout to help educate the group on the physiology behind weight loss and weight regain. Additional handout to be used in conjunction with the facilitator guide.

Download PDF Medical Answer PDF Document Created with Sketch. Getting Started Handout for Patient Education with Workmat

Getting Started Handout to help assess group members’ motivations and goals. To facilitate active participation from each group member, additional handout to be used in conjunction with the facilitator guide.

Download PDF Medical Answer PDF Document Created with Sketch. Mythbuster Activities around the topics diet, exercise, time and hitting a plateau

Interactive mythbuster activities to help dispel common misconceptions. Additional handout to help facilitate informative and meaningful conversations and to help prepare patients for beginning their weight loss/weight management journey.

Download PDF Medical Answer PDF Document Created with Sketch. Tips and Tricks Cards for the group to share amongst themselves

Handout to facilitate active participation from each group member and tailor the content to their individualized needs, additional handout to be used in conjunction with the facilitator guide.

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