Is obesity driving the type 2 diabetes epidemic?
Eighty percent of all new type 2 diagnosis are related to obesity, explains Anand Iyer, PhD, president of WellDoc. He talks about how healthcare apps can help patients manage their lifestyle along with their disease.
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