Research
Metabolic adaptation
Intentional weight loss of 10% can potentially decrease A1C% by 0.81 among patients with type 2 DM.
Clinicians can use this information to encourage patients with type 2 DM to achieve a 10% weight loss to improve A1C levels.
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After adjustment for antidiabetic medication intake, for every 10% weight loss, the predicted reduction in A1C% was 0.81.
Why this rating
The study involves a cohort of patients with documented outcomes.
Source
Association Between Glycosylated Hemoglobin and Intentional Weight Loss in Overweight and Obese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Ghanshyam Palamaner Subash Shantha et al. · The Diabetes Educator · 2012
cohort · n=72Cited 45×
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