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My mother is overweight causing diabetes and now kidney problems. what are her chances of overcoming this?

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Needs Better Control: She needs better diabetic control under care of her doctor and nutritionist 1weight loss.Depends how overweight she is.May include proper eating habits, exercise;if grossly obese she may be a candidate for bariatric surgery 2oral meds and/or Insulin to control her blood sugar and a1c close to6.5 3bp;cholesterol control 4no smoking 5regular medical check ups/specialist nephrologist, eye md, podiatris.

Answered 6/25/2014

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