The patience factor First, understand that the timeline described above is based on averages, and averages mask enormous individual variation
The primary goal of treatment should extend beyond weight loss to encompass the preservation of lean mass, improvement in metabolic health, and long-term prevention of obesity-related complications [7]
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"For patients with type 2 diabetes who also live with (or are at risk of) a substance use disorder, the key message is not to wait for a single 'magic bullet', Fares Qeadan of Loyola University in Chicago wrote in an editorial published with the study