Abstract Aims The Finnish National Diabetes Prevention Program (FIN-D2D) was the first
large-scale diabetes prevention program in a primary health care setting in the world. The …

OBJECTIVE To investigate 1-year outcomes of a national diabetes prevention program in
Finland. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Altogether 10,149 individuals at high risk for …

Aim: The authors assessed the predictors of success of a lifestyle intervention (weight loss≥
5% and improved glucose tolerance) in individuals at high risk for type 2 diabetes in a 1 …

Background Real life implementation studies performed in different settings have proved
that lifestyle interventions in the prevention of type 2 diabetes (DM2) can be effective …

Background The Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study (DPS) was a randomized controlled
trial, which showed that it is possible to prevent type 2 diabetes by lifestyle changes. The aim …

Background A randomized control trial was performed to test whether a lifestyle intervention
program, carried out in a primary healthcare setting using existing resources, can reduce the …

Lifestyle interventions in type 2 diabetes (DM2) prevention implementation studies can be
effective and lasting. Long-term weight loss maintenance enhances the intervention effect …

Background Diabetes prevalence is increasing. The Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study
(DPS) showed a 58% reduction in Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) incidence in adults with impaired …

Obesity, sedentary lifestyle and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) are risk factors for type 2
diabetes (T2DM). In patients with IGT, The risk of progression to T2DM is estimated to be 1 …

OBJECTIVE—Intensive lifestyle intervention significantly reduced diabetes incidence among
the participants in the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study. We investigated whether and to …