The GLP-1 Podcast Show - Dr. Timothy Garvey: Adiposity-Based Chronic Disease Explained | Ep. 12

In this episode of The GLP-1 Podcast Show, Dr. Timothy Garvey, Endowed Professor and University Professor of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, speaks with Areesha Moiz about complication-centric care for Adiposity-Based Chronic Disease (ABCD) using second-generation GLP-1-based medications. The discussion covers the ABCD framework, current obesity guidelines, medication selection based on individual complications, treatment discontinuation, and the role of obesity medications in type 2 diabetes care. Listen now on all major platforms.

What you’ll learn: 

• Complication-centric care
• Obesity terminology
• Medication selection
• Treatment persistence
• Diabetes medication adjustment

Meet the guest:

Dr. Timothy Garvey is Endowed Professor and University Professor of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. An endocrinologist specializing in obesity and type 2 diabetes, he has authored more than 380 publications and helped establish Adiposity-Based Chronic Disease as a diagnostic framework while leading major obesity guidelines. Listen to Dr. W. Timothy Garvey on The GLP-1 Podcast Show, available on all major platforms.

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