Impact of Education on Weight in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes: Every Little Bit Helps.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Highly structured, intensive behavioral lifestyle interventions have been shown to be efficacious in research settings for type 2 diabetes management and weight loss. We sought to evaluate the benefit of participation in more limited counseling and/or education among individuals with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes in more modest real-world clinical settings.

Methods

Electronic Health Records of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients age 35-74 from a large ambulatory group practice were analyzed (n = 1,314). We examined participation in clinic-based lifestyle counseling/education and subsequent weight loss.

Results

Of the total cohort, 599 (45.6%) patients received counseling/education with (26.2%) and without (19.4%) medication, 298(22.7%) patients received a

SUBMITTER: Azar KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4459994 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature