There is strong and consistent evidence that obesity management can delay progression
from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes (1, 2) and may be beneficial in the treatment of type 2 …

Background Weight loss is recommended for overweight or obese patients with type 2
diabetes on the basis of short-term studies, but long-term effects on cardiovascular disease …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Recommendations for diabetes prevention in patients with
prediabetes include lifestyle modification and metformin. However, the significance of early …

Diabet. Med. 28, 1131–1135 (2011) Abstract Aim To assess the change in the cost of
diabetes medication attributable to moderate weight loss in patients with Type 2 diabetes …

BACKGROUND: Previous research suggests that weight loss is associated with decreases
in health care costs among individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and that weight …

OBJECTIVE Weight loss is recommended for overweight patients with diabetes but
avoidance of weight gain may be a more realistic goal. We calculated the 4-year economic …

OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of lifestyle intervention over 2 years on changes in weight,
coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors, and incidence of diabetes in overweight …

Objective Weight reduction is a key component of diabetes management in adults with type
2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), yet the benefits of weight loss in T2DM patients have been …

Overweight and obesity are major contributors to both type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular
disease (CVD). Moreover, individuals with type 2 diabetes who are overweight or obese are …

OBJECTIVE To test whether a weight loss program promotes greater weight loss, glycemic
control, and improved cardiovascular disease risk factors compared with control conditions …