Overweight and Obesity

By Kristina Selthofer Relatic. Introduction to Nutrition and Metabolism, 2012

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 Wanda is a 30-year-old female who is 5’ 4” and weighs 180 lbs (BMI 30.9 kg/m2). She has struggled with her weight throughout her life. About 10 years ago she injured herself during a college track meet. Unfortunately, she could not maintain her previous lifestyle after the injury and is now the heaviest she has ever been. She wants to try a pharmacologic agent to assist with weight loss before pursuing bariatric surgery. Her main motivation for losing weight is to help with ongoing fertility issues.  PMH: pancreatitis in 2019, type 2 diabetes  Medications: metformin 1000mg BID, glimepiride 4mg daily 1. Does Wanda qualify for pharmacologic weight loss medications?

Subfields: Physiology

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