Review Article
Bariatric Endocrinology: Principles of Medical Practice
Table 6
Management model for diabetes and obesity: a successful model of care.
| Diabetes mellitus | Overweight and obesity |
| Initial workup/risk assessment | Initial workup/risk assessment | Institute treatment | Institute treatment | Patient and family education | Patient and family education | Glucose self-monitoring | Step count and weekly weight | Quarterly office assessments: follow A1C, BMI, BP | Quarterly office assessments: follow BMI, BP, WC | Periodic screening for complications and risk restratification | Periodic screening for complications and risk restratification |
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A1C: glycosylated hemoglobin A1C; BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure; WC: waist circumference.
See [63].
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