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Weight loss achieved between 1 and 5 years after diagnosis is also associated with diabetes remission, with a risk ratio of 2.43 for ≥10% weight loss.
Even if you haven't lost weight in the first year, losing 10% of your body weight between year 1 and year 5 after diagnosis is still strongly associated with putting Type 2 diabetes into remission. It is never too late to start losing weight for this benefit.
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In the subsequent 1–5 years, achieving ≥10% weight loss was also associated with remission [risk ratio 2.43 (95% CI 1.78 to 3.31); p<0.01].
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Same study design as N1, prospective cohort.
Source
Behaviour change, weight loss and remission of Type 2 diabetes: a community‐based prospective cohort study
Hajira Dambha‐Miller et al. · Diabetic Medicine · 2019
DOI 10.1111/dme.14122
cohort · n=867Cited 83×
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