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Weight management is the primary strategy for prevention of type 2 diabetes and for glycaemic management in people with type 2 diabetes who have overweight or obesity.
Focus on weight management strategies for patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Weight management is now understood to be the primary strategy for prevention of type 2 diabetes and for glycaemic management in people with type 2 diabetes who have overweight or obesity.
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Dietary Management of Diabetes
Nicola Guess · 2024
DOI 10.1002/9781119697473.ch27
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