We would like to dedicate this holiday season blog to everyone involved in Healthy Interactions’ work: all of the amazing Conversation Map facilitators from over 120 countries, our association partners, such as American Diabetes Association, International Diabetes Federation, as well as all of the local associations involved in our global program. I also would like to give thanks to our corporate sponsors who allow for all of this to continuously happen.

Last month, I was fortunate to be able to attend Obesity Week in Los Angeles. This conference not only highlighted treatment options for obesity, but also identified where healthcare is falling short to tackle this epidemic. One consistent theme of the conference was the power that all of us have as individuals to change the direction of current treatment. This brought to mind a note that a former patient sent me recently.