• DOI:10.1007/s13679-015-0155-x
Corpus ID: 207474124

Weight Loss and the Prevention and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Using Lifestyle Therapy, Pharmacotherapy, and Bariatric Surgery: Mechanisms of Action

@article{Grams2015WeightLA,
  title={Weight Loss and the Prevention and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Using Lifestyle Therapy, Pharmacotherapy, and Bariatric Surgery: Mechanisms of Action},
  author={J. Grams and W. Garvey},
  journal={Current Obesity Reports},
  year={2015},
  volume={4},
  pages={287-302}
}

• J. Grams, W. Garvey
• Published 2015
• Medicine
• Current Obesity Reports

Weight loss, whether achieved by lifestyle intervention, pharmacotherapy, or bariatric surgery, is highly effective as a primary interventional strategy in both the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes. In high-risk patients with prediabetes and/or metabolic syndrome, weight loss effectively prevents progression to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and improves cardiovascular risk factors. These benefits are the result of improvements in insulin resistance, which is central to the… Expand

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