Margarita E Matte
Eastern Achaia General Hospital,
Ano Voulomeno, 25100 Aegio, Achaia
Greece
Review Article
Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Programs; How Far are we?
Author(s): Margarita E Matte and Emmanuel G VelonakisMargarita E Matte and Emmanuel G Velonakis
Type 2 diabetes is the most costly chronic disease for both, the individual and the society. Many randomized controlled trials of structured lifestyle modification have consistently demonstrated that achieving and maintaining a healthy body weight through a combination of a change in dietary behaviors and an increase of physical activity reduces the risk of incidence of type 2 diabetes in adults at high risk. Although, their results have demonstrated the efficacy of lifestyle modification for diabetes prevention, long-term compliance with these lifestyle changes has proven difficult, however, and the benefits wane with weight regain. Small community-based programs have reported some success in modifying surrogate markers for diabetes through lifestyle intervention. The cost-effectiveness of lifestyle interventions has been examined in a number of clinical trials and computer modelling.. View More»
