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Lifestyle interventions for type 2 diabetes are disappointing in the long term.
Practitioners may need to seek alternative strategies beyond lifestyle changes for effective diabetes management.
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Lifestyle interventions are disappointing in the long term.
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Based on the consensus of challenges faced in diabetes management.
Source
Metabolic Surgery for Type 2 Diabetes: Changing the Landscape of Diabetes Care
William T. Cefalu et al. · Diabetes Care · 2016
DOI 10.2337/dc16-0686
Meta-analysisCited 66×
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