Research
Adherence
The risk reduction from lifestyle interventions for type 2 diabetes prevention is sustained for many years (up to 20 years) after the active intervention phase.
The effort you put into lifestyle changes now continues to protect you from type 2 diabetes for many years, even after you stop actively tracking your diet and exercise. The benefits do not disappear when the 'program' ends.
StrongSupportsVERY_HIGH confidence
Three follow-up studies... showed that the beneficial lifestyle changes achieved in the prevention of T2D trials resulted in a sustained risk reduction of T2D over 10 years of follow-up... lifestyle intervention was associated with significantly lower T2D risk compared to control groups (RR = 0.63 [95% CI: 0.54, 0.74], p < 0.001)
Why this rating
Based on long-term follow-up of RCTs (up to 20 years), graded as high certainty.
Source
Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes by Lifestyle Changes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Matti Uusitupa et al. · Nutrients · 2019
Meta-analysis · 7 studiesCited 467×
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