Lifestyle Interventions for Type 2 Diabetes. Relevance for Clinical Practice

Overview

Journal Can Fam Physician

Specialties General Medicine
Public Health

Date 2004 Jan 8

PMID 14708927

Citations 15

Authors

Stewart B Harris

Robert J Petrella

Wendy Leadbetter

Affiliations

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Abstract

Objective: To review evidence from literature on type 2 diabetes pertinent to physical activity and diet and lifestyle modification, and to determine the relevance of this evidence to clinical practice.

Quality Of Evidence: Direct (level I) evidence supports interventions for physical activity and diet modification for primary prevention and management of type 2 diabetes. Few studies examine the effectiveness of primary health care providers' making such interventions.

Main Message: Family physicians have an important role in identifying people at risk of developing type 2 diabetes and managing those diagnosed with the disease, yet they struggle to deliver practice-based interventions that promote sustainable behaviour change among their patients.

Conclusion: It is evident that supporting patients to make changes in their physical activity and dietary habits can prevent onset of type 2 diabetes. Translating this finding into effective recommendations for clinical practice requires further effort and evaluation.

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