Losing Pounds and Pills
Bob was taking a lot of medications for diabetes prior to his weight loss. That is, until he was able to come off of all that medication by seeing our weight loss specialist that specializes in endocrinology and medical weight loss.
"My diabetes had come back, he said. I'm gonna hook you up with this guy. And so that's how I got hooked up with Dr. Edem. If you've been overweight, like I have, all your life, I mean, I've probably read every book and gone through every program you can think of. I guess for me it was just needing to find the right doctor and for me it's him. I tell people all the time, the first time I met him, I bet I spent two hours with him. I’ve never had any doctor spend that much time with me. So that was kind of amazing for me and he just really went into great detail with food, how we view food, the science, you know, the physiology of our bodies, how it works. One thing I always hated, I always hated being on all these medications and his goal, he said, man, my goal is to get you off them. And right now I'm not on any. Yeah, I was on Metformin. I was on, uh, insulin, Jardiance. I was on all these pills and I'm not on any of them now. "
"He's a fantastic doctor. I just, I couldn't say more good things about him. He's a great guy and he's a good person. I mean, no judgment, he's very comfortable to talk to and he's just, he wants to help you and that's why I like him so much. I liked everything he said. He said, 'Man, I don't want you to have to be on all these medications. I want you to get off of him. I want you to be healthy.' I'm telling you, he's the best," said Bob.
Learn more about Dinesh Edem, MD DABOM FACP, Endocrinology and Obesity Medicine at CHI St. Vincent.