Prediabetes

Jasik CB et al. Curr Diab Rep 2018; 18: 70. doi: 10.1007/s11892-018-1034-0

Eating habits that do not too closely resemble the typical Western diet may be the most important protective factor in women at very high risk for type 2 diabetes, say researchers.

A pilot study suggests that patients may be more diligent attenders of the US National Diabetes Prevention Program if they first attend a pre-course session focused on the program’s goals and barriers to its attendance.

Gujral UP et al. Curr Diab Rep 2018; 18: 60. doi: 10.1007/s11892-018-1017-1

LeBlanc ES et al. Diabetes Care 2019. doi: 10.2337/dc18-0240

A pharmacist-led shared decision-making intervention significantly increases the uptake of lifestyle-change programs and metformin use in patients with prediabetes, results of the PRIDE study show.

A 6-year diet and exercise intervention significantly reduces the long-term risk for cardiovascular disease in Chinese adults with impaired glucose tolerance, research suggests.

Jiang L et al. Diabetes Care 2018; 41: 1462–1470. doi: 10.2337/dc17-2685

Thankappan KR et al. PLoS Med 2018; 15: e1002575. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002575

Saetung S et al. Acta Diabetol 2018. doi: 10.1007/s00592-018-1166-3

Vajravelu ME, Lee JM. Curr Diab Rep 2018; 18: 43. doi: 10.1007/s11892-018-1012-6

Juarez LD et al. Diabetes Res Clin Prac 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2018.05.009

Advisory Board member Pamela Dyson underlines the key features for healthcare professionals working in diabetes education, diabetes management, type 2 diabetes prevention, and cardiovascular risk reduction.

Honsek C et al. Diabetologia 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s00125-018-4582-6

The authors of the single diabetes-related Cochrane review published in December find moderate-quality evidence for the ability of diet plus exercise to ward off type 2 diabetes in people with impaired glucose tolerance.

Editorial Board member John Wilding highlights the current evidence for the benefits of physical activity across various domains of type 2 diabetes care and prevention, presenting his view of what should be recommended.

Saslow LR et al. Nutr Diabetes 2017; 7: 304. doi: 10.1038/s41387-017-0006-9

Objectively measured physical activity is associated with a reduction in cardiometabolic risk markers among people with prediabetes, and the total time spent being active is at least as important as exercise intensity, researchers report.

Dreher ML. In: Dietary Fiber in Health and Disease. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, Cham, 2018. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-50557-2_11

A meta-analysis shows that although medications and lifestyle changes can both reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes in high-risk patients, only lifestyle modifications have a sustained effect.