Association of an intensive lifestyle intervention with remission of type 2 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Context

The frequency of remission of type 2 diabetes achievable with lifestyle intervention is unclear.

Objective

To examine the association of a long-term intensive weight-loss intervention with the frequency of remission from type 2 diabetes to prediabetes or normoglycemia.

Design, setting, and participants

Ancillary observational analysis of a 4-year randomized controlled trial (baseline visit, August 2001-April 2004; last follow-up, April 2008) comparing an intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI) with a diabetes support and education control condition (DSE) among 4503 US adults with body mass index of 25 or higher and type 2 diabetes.

Interventions

Participants were randomly assigned to receive the ILI, which included weekly group and individual counseling

SUBMITTER: Gregg EW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4771522 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature