The 3 Elephants
in the Waiting Room
DEPRESSION, DIABETES, & OBESITY
By Debra L. Beck
40 CardioSource WorldNews
it’s a reality: the busier doctors get, the harder
it is to see what’s right in front of them. Consider
those frustrating, perplexing comorbidities like
depression and diabetes: many physicians don’t
recognize depression (or its significance) and
expect diabetes to have already been treated
by someone else. And obesity? Well, it’s almost
impossible to treat anyway, right? But these
conditions not only increase risk in heart patients
(no matter what you’ve heard), they are, in fact,
worthy of greater consideration and attention.
March 2016