Obesity, Diabetes, & Diet
Obesity, Diabetes, & Diet COMBINING EVIDENCE FOR ALL THREE INTO IMPROVED PATIENT CARE Case Study Louis J. Aronne, MD, FACP Weill Cornell Medical College Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Louis J. Aronne, MD, FACP Disclosures !! Research/Grants: Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Ltd.; Metabolous Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Norvo Nordisk; Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.; Pfizer Inc.; TransTech Pharma, Inc. !! Speakers Bureau: None !! Consultant: Allergan, Inc.; Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; GI Dynamics, Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, LP; Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, LLC; NeuroSearch, Inc.; Novo Nordisk; Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.; Roche Laboratories, Inc.; VIVUS, Inc.; Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc. !! Stockholder: Cardiometabolic Support Network, LLC !! Other Financial Interest: None !! Advisory Board: Allergan, Inc.; Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; GI Dynamics, Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, LP; Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, LLC; NeuroSearch, Inc.; Novo Nordisk; Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.; Roche Laboratories, Inc.; VIVUS, Inc.; Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Father A.V. 04May09: 378 lbs, 5’ 11”, BMI = 53 !! Dx w/ DMII in 2004 !! Long history of obesity !! Can’t control his eating, binges !! HbA1c = 8.4% !! FPG = 166 !! TG = 241 !! UA Microalbumin = 973 !! “Can’t tolerate metformin” !! Considering RYGB, but afraid to have surgery DMII = diabetes mellitus type II; Hb = hemoglobin; FPG = fasting plasma glucose;
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