TABLE 3

American Diabetes Association’s recommendations for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus

Treatment	Body mass index category (kg/m²)
Treatment	23.0^a or 25.0–26.9	27.0–29.9	27.5^a or 30.0–34.9	35.0–39.9	≥ 40
Diet, physical activity, and behavioral therapy	^†	^†	^†	^†	^†
Pharmacotherapy		^†	^†	^†	^†
Metabolic surgery			^†	^†	^†

↵a Cutoff points for Asian American individuals.
↵† Treatment may be indicated for selected motivated patients.
From American Diabetes Association. Obesity management for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Sec. 7. In: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2017. Diabetes Care 2017; 40(suppl 1):S57–S63. ©2017 American Diabetes Association. All rights reserved. Material from this publication is used with the permission of American Diabetes Association.