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Insufficient evidence exists to suggest benefit on cardiovascular and microvascular outcomes in patients with diabetes.
Practitioners should consider that lifestyle interventions may not significantly impact cardiovascular or microvascular health in diabetic patients.
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Insufficient evidence to suggest benefit on cardiovascular and microvascular outcomes.
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Based on the systematic review of randomized controlled trials.
Source
Lifestyle Interventions for Patients With and at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Elizabeth Sumamo Schellenberg et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine · 2013
DOI 10.7326/0003-4819-159-8-201310150-00007
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