Pearls

Bob is a 46-year-old overweight man concerned about his risk of developing diabetes. The disease runs in his family, and Bob has already begun showing signs of prediabetes. He asks if there are any...

Louis is a 68-year-old man in otherwise good health who several months ago received a recommendation for a statin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Mary, a 52-year-old obese woman, has been treated for type 2 diabetes for 7 years.

Joe is a 47-year-old man with diabetes.

Question: Albert is a 56-year-old man with diabetes and a hemoglobin A1c level of 7.2% on maximum doses of a sulfonylurea and metformin.

A 50-year-old smoker with moderate COPD has expressed little motivation to stop smoking based on your advice and the offer of pharmacotherapy.

Christopher is a 40-year-old man concerned about his heart health.

Robert, a 34-year-old man, has been struggling with his weight since he was a teenager.

Martha sustained an ischemic stroke 3 years ago. According to her caregiver, her primary complication is expressive aphasia.

Roger is a 46-year-old man who is struggling to lose weight. Recently, he read several news articles online that discussed the use of genetics to determine what diets individuals are more likely to see...