Volume 1, Number 3, September 2004

Raising the issue of obesity with patients who need to lose weight
Sarah Haynes

You know the scenario only too well. Your patient is sat in front of you, taking up more space than he or she used to, and you are discussing the increase in their blood glucose levels. How do you raise the issue of their weight, without offending them or making what seems to them a personal comment?

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