Send a text

[Learn with Dr. Westman: Episode 4]

Type 2 diabetes and obesity occur together so often that doctors sometimes use the word "diabesity" to capture both -- but not everyone with obesity has diabetes, and not everyone with diabetes is overweight.

How does all this work?

​Watch our latest video for the simplest and most straightforward explanation for how type 2 diabetes develops and why it doesn't always go hand-in-hand with excess weight.