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Most studies on lifestyle modifications in diabetes were of relatively short duration.
There is a need for more long-term studies on lifestyle modifications in diabetes.
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However, most of these studies were of relatively short duration.
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Indicates a gap in long-term research rather than a specific study outcome.
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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