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Lifestyle interventions including diet and exercise can reduce the incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in prediabetic individuals by up to 58%.
If you have prediabetes, aim to lose 5-7% of your body weight and exercise 150 minutes a week. This can reduce your risk of developing full-blown diabetes by more than half.
StrongSupportsVERY_HIGH confidence
The DPP study concluded that the incidence of T2DM can be lowered by 58% using lifestyle-structured intervention programs.
Why this rating
Based on landmark RCTs (DPP, DPS).
Source
Insights on Medical Nutrition Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Indian Perspective
Vijay Viswanathan et al. · Advances in Therapy · 2019
DOI 10.1007/s12325-019-0872-8
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