Weight Management Through Lifestyle Modification for the Prevention and Management of Type 2 Diabetes: Rationale and Strategies

Management of hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes: a patient-centered approach. Position statement of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)

“…Lifestyle Interventions designed to impact an individual's physical activity levels and food intake are critical parts of type 2 diabetes management [47,48]. All patients should receive standardised general diabetes education (individual or group, preferably using an approved curriculum), with a specific focus on dietary interventions and the importance of increasing physical activity.…”

Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes: A Patient-Centered Approach: Position Statement of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)

“…47, 48 All patients should receive standardized general diabetes education (individual or group, preferably using an approved curriculum), with a specific focus on dietary interventions and the importance of increasing physical activity. While encouraging therapeutic lifestyle change is important at diagnosis, periodic counseling should also be integrated into the treatment program.…”

Resting Energy Expenditure in Normal-Weight and Overweight/Obese Subjects Was Similar Despite Elevated Sympathovagal Balance

“…In our study, the subjects in the overweight/obese group were rather young and did not suffer from any illness resulting from overweight. We accepted this period as a time where weight loss must begin to protect against the obesity-induced illness and death [33,34,35] and we advised the participants to join in a weight loss program in a hospital. It was also demonstrated that ANS activity and REE changed after weight loss [3,29].…”