Pharmacological and lifestyle interventions to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes in people with impaired glucose tolerance: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Authors

Clare Gillies · University of Leicester

Keith R. Abrams · University of Leicester

Paul C. Lambert · University of Leicester

Nicola J. Cooper · University of Leicester

Alex J. Sutton · University of Leicester

Ron Hsu · University of Leicester

Kamlesh Khunti ·

Abstract

Lifestyle and pharmacological interventions reduce the rate of progression to type 2 diabetes in people with impaired glucose tolerance. Lifestyle interventions seem to be at least as effective as drug treatment.

Topics & Keywords

Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ

Volume 334, Issue 7588, pp. 299-299

DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39063.689375.55

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