Source: Primary Care Diabetes
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Date of publication: Oct 18
Publication type: Journal article
In a nutshell: To assess the efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness of lifestyle intervention, compared with treatment as usual in people with prediabetes.
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Journal article, Systematic Reviews, Volume 10 Issue 11 | Tagged: Cost effectiveness, Diabetes prevention, Diabetes type 2, Lifestyle interventions, Prediabetes | 
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Source: JAMA
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Date of publication: August 17
Publication type: Journal article
In a nutshell: To test whether an intensive lifestyle intervention results in equivalent glycemic control compared with standard care and, secondarily, leads to a reduction in glucose-lowering medication in participants with type 2 diabetes.
Some important notes: This article may be available via NHS Athens or through your local NHS Library. To search for your nearest library, please see http://www.hlisd.org/
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Source: Journal of Diabetes Research
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Publication type: Journal article
In a nutshell: Lifestyle interventions for the prevention of type 2 diabetes are cost-effective. Such interventions should be promoted as an investment in the fight against diabetes.
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Source: Arch Intern Med. 2010;170(17):1566-1575
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Date of publication: Sept 2010
Publication type: Journal article
In a nutshell: The Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) trial is a 4 year, multicenter randomised clinical trial examining the effects of lifestyle intervention on changes in weight, fitness, and CVD risk factors. This article reports that an intensive lifestyle intervention can produce sustained weight loss and improvements in fitness, glycemic control, and CVD risk factors in individuals with type 2 diabetes.
Length of publication: 10 pages
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Source: The Lancet, Volume 375, Issue 9733, Page 2193, 26 June 2010
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Date of publication: Jun 2010
Publication type: Editorial (Online)
In a nutshell: This editorial (from a special issue on diabetes) highlights the lack of research on lifestyle interventions to prevent or reverse diabetes.
Length of publication: 1 page
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Diabetes in the Mass Media
Diabetes Type 2 Horizon Scanning 