Importance of Simultaneous Treatment of Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus: A Sequelae to the Understanding of Diabesity-A Review

Abstract

Cite this article Kaur KK, Allahbadia G, Singh M. Importance of simultaneous treatment of obesity and diabetes mellitus: A sequelae to the understanding of diabesity-A review. ABSTRACT Aim With the growing epidemic of obesity in children, adolescents and adults globally, obesity has been found to be a risk factor for many non-communicable diseases like type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hypertension, dyslipidemias and many cancers. So much so that recently a term diabesity (Obesity and diabetes in the same patient, especially when the obesity had a causal influence on the diabetes) got introduced. The aim of this systematic review was to study how we can tackle together so that we can take care of the mortality caused by obesity and T2DM being responsible for more mortalities replacing malnutrition even in developing countries. Methods