
155 - Weight loss, diabetes and menopause with Dr Clare Bailey and Dr Michael Mosley
The Dr Louise Newson Podcast
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The Impact of Type 2 Diabetes on the Menopause
As women go through the menopause it doubles their risk of developing metabolic syndrome which is a combination of large waste high blood pressure and high blood fat. It's really crucial that we not just wait till we've got type 2 diabetes and then look at our weight but it's trying to reduce metabolic syndrome and everything else as well. One of the first line treatments for type 2 diabetes is lifestyle. How do you start because it's the hardest thing is starting a change isn't it? I think in terms of starting a change it's asking people what difference it's going to make to them how would they see it in three months time Really the kind of issues is you know how much of
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