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Intensive lifestyle interventions in people with type 2 diabetes result in weight loss and significant improvements in glycemic control and cardiovascular disease risk factors.
Practitioners should consider lifestyle interventions as a primary strategy for managing type 2 diabetes.
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Intensive lifestyle interventions in people with type 2 diabetes result in weight loss and are associated with significant improvements in glycemic control and cardiovascular disease risk factors.
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Choosing Medications for Weight Loss in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Shubhada Jagasia et al. · 2021
DOI 10.1002/9781119603207.ch15
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