Prof Dr Birkenfeld, a specialist in internal medicine, endocrinologist and diabetologist, is Medical Director of the Department of Diabetology, Endocrinology and Nephrology at Tübingen University Hospital and heads Helmholtz Munich's Institute for Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases (IDM) at the DZD site in Tübingen.
Topics of the episode:
- Prevention of type 2 diabetes: What measures help to prevent the development of prediabetes?
- Achieving remission: What strategies and lifestyle changes are necessary?
- Weight reduction: What role does body weight play in prevention and remission?
- Modern medications: How can they support and what are their mechanisms of action?
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