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10-24-2023 | Type 2 diabetes | News

Prediabetes remission with lifestyle intervention reduces type 2 diabetes risk

A post-hoc analysis of the German Prediabetes Lifestyle Intervention Study has found that people who achieve remission of prediabetes by losing weight through lifestyle intervention for 12 months may reduce their risk for developing type 2 diabetes.

05-30-2022 | Prediabetes | News

Vitamin D fails to prevent type 2 diabetes among adults with impaired glucose tolerance

Daily treatment with the vitamin D analog eldecalcitol has not prevented the development of type 2 diabetes or promoted a return to normoglycemia in a study of Japanese adults with impaired glucose tolerance.

12-02-2021 | Dapagliflozin | News

Pooled analysis supports diabetes prevention effect of dapagliflozin

A pooled analysis of the DAPA-HF and DAPA-CKD trials suggests that taking the SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin reduced the participants’ risk for developing type 2 diabetes by around a third.

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11-17-2021 | Diabetes prevention | News

Lowering blood pressure may help type 2 diabetes prevention

Reducing blood pressure may be an effective strategy for the prevention of new-onset type 2 diabetes, suggest researchers from the Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists’ Collaboration.

09-03-2021 | Prediabetes | News

Raising HbA1c prediabetes threshold could direct care to highest risk individuals

UK researchers suggest raising the glycated hemoglobin threshold that is used to identify individuals at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes within 5 years.

03-02-2021 | Epidemiology | News

Signs of slowing diabetes incidence in higher-income countries

The incidence of diabetes in high- and middle-income countries may at last be stabilizing, or even in decline, say researchers.

02-23-2021 | Diabetes prevention | News

Stabilizing IGT for a time has significant long-term vascular benefits

Delaying progression from impaired glucose tolerance to type 2 diabetes reduces the risk for micro- and macrovascular complications, shows 24 years of follow-up of the Da Qing trial.

01-28-2021 | Diabetes prevention | News

Dapagliflozin may reduce diabetes risk in people with heart failure

Use of the SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin is associated with a reduced risk for new-onset type 2 diabetes in high-risk individuals with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction, suggests an exploratory analysis of data from the DAPA-HF trial.

11-12-2020 | Diabetes prevention | News

Randomized type 2 diabetes prevention trial addresses knowledge gap

Lifestyle intervention significantly reduces the risk for type 2 diabetes in people who have prediabetes based on fasting plasma glucose or glycated hemoglobin measurements, show findings from a randomized trial.

08-28-2019 | Depression | News

Depressive symptoms confound diabetes prevention efforts

The effectiveness of interventions to increase objectively measured physical activity in people at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes declines in line with symptoms of depression within the normal range, say researchers.

08-21-2019 | Diet | News

Lack of omega-3 effect on type 2 diabetes confirmed

A systematic review and meta-analysis published in The BMJ confirms that intake of omega-3 fats does not influence the risk for or progression of type 2 diabetes.

08-01-2019 | Diet | News

Genetics no barrier to dietary modification benefits on type 2 diabetes risk

Genetics and dietary fat each influence people’s risk for developing type 2 diabetes, but without any interaction between the two, show the findings of an individual participant data meta-analysis.

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07-03-2019 | Type 2 diabetes | medwireNews | News

General population underestimates type 2 diabetes risk

People in the general population typically believe that they have a low risk for type 2 diabetes, regardless of what their actual risk is, show the results of a German national survey focusing on diabetes-related knowledge.

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06-08-2019 | Prediabetes | ADA 2019 | News

No evidence for Vitamin D in type 2 diabetes prevention

High-dose vitamin D supplementation does not significantly reduce the risk for developing type 2 diabetes among people with prediabetes, show D2d trial data.

04-26-2019 | Diabetes prevention | News

Da Qing study: Lifestyle intervention benefits persist for decades

Lifestyle interventions to delay the onset of type 2 diabetes result in marked long-term reductions in cardiovascular disease and mortality, shows the 30-year follow-up of the Da Qing Diabetes Prevention Outcome Study.

03-07-2019 | Diabetes prevention | DUKPC 2019 | News

UK diabetes prevention update underscores importance of program retention

The latest update from the UK’s National Health Service Diabetes Prevention Programme shows that persistence pays, and reveals weight loss and a reduction in glycated hemoglobin levels for people who have so far completed the intervention.

01-16-2019 | Diabetes prevention | News

Observational data highlight importance of diabetes prevention in midlife

Individuals who maintain a blood glucose level below the diabetes threshold during middle age have a lower risk for cardiovascular disease than those who convert to diabetes during this time, observational study data show.

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10-09-2018 | Diabetes prevention | EASD 2018 | News

Mixed results from the diabetes prevention PREVIEW project

The PREVIEW project investigators have reported broadly positive results, but tempered by issues such as a high dropout rate.

07-11-2018 | Diabetes prevention | ADA 2018 | News

Pre-NDPP sessions could boost attendance

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.

03-20-2018 | Diabetes prevention | News

NHS DPP uptake exceeding expectation

The latest update from the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme shows that more people than expected are engaging with the scheme.