BB H 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 36: Glucose Meter, Blood Sugar, Weight Loss
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Why: weight loss weight maintenance, psychobehavioral factors, obesogenic environment, hard to maintain improved health habits, biological factors, hormonal changes, need less kcal than lean person, who never dieted, 10% reduction in weight, 20-25% reduction in need. Hope: 15-20% do maintain weight loss, increased change of continuing to maintain, longer maintenance weight loss, weight loss due to medical event, smaller regain, national weight control registry, role models. Loser characteristics: low kcal, mod fat diet, eat breakfast everyday, watch <10 hours of tv per week, exercise about 1 hr/day, common: walking, vigilance, weigh in at least once a week, continue to count kcals. T2dm management: 6 components of a comprehensive management plan, blood glucose: glucometer, how much sugar is in blood. Blood glucose monitoring: multiple times/day, record in log, measuring blood glucose, highs, hyperglycemia, lows, hypoglycemia. Continuous blood glucose monitoring: device that shows blood glucose at multiple times a day, for people who have a hard time managing their blood glucose levels.
