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Lifestyle modification is recommended as the foundation for diabetes therapies.
Practitioners should prioritize lifestyle changes in diabetes management.
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In modern times, 'lifestyle modification' has been formally recommended as the foundation on which all additional diabetes therapies should rest.
Why this rating
Supported by various types of studies including randomized controlled trials.
Source
Do Lifestyle Changes Reduce Serious Outcomes in Diabetes?
Hertzel C. Gerstein · New England Journal of Medicine · 2013
DOI 10.1056/nejme1306987
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