Osama Hamdy, MD, PhD, medical director of the Joslin Diabetes Center’s Obesity Clinical Program and an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, both in Boston. He also is coauthor of The Diabetes Breakthrough (Harlequin).
Bottom Line/HEALTH: What are the preferred proteins in the “Why Wait” program? Osama Hamdy, MD, PhD The number-one protein always…
Bottom Line/HEALTH: Dr. Hamdy, you talk a lot about eating out because people eat out quite often. Is there an…
Bottom Line/HEALTH: So you talk about a five-point hunger scale. I think that’s really helpful because you talk about overeating…
Bottom Line/HEALTH: First question is, can children get type 2 diabetes? Osama Hamdy, MD, PhD Unfortunately this is absolutely true…
Bottom Line/HEALTH: Why am I gaining weight from my diabetes medication? Osama Hamdy, MD, PhD You know diabetes medications, many…
Bottom Line/HEALTH: What’s the best kind of exercise to manage diabetes? Osama Hamdy, MD, PhD I mentioned before, when people…
Bottom Line/HEALTH: What’s the easiest way for someone to start exercise and stick with it? As we said, people have…
Bottom Line/HEALTH: Is bariatric surgery an option for curing diabetes? Osama Hamdy, MD, PhD You know, bariatric surgery has been…
Bottom Line/HEALTH: How do I keep myself from overeating? Osama Hamdy, MD, PhD Again, hunger scale will be the best…
Bottom Line/HEALTH: How many meals per day should a diabetic eat? Osama Hamdy, MD, PhD It depends on their medications.…
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