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Changing the odds. What do we learn from prevention studies targeted at people with a positive family history of type 2 diabetes?
Primary care diabetes - 1 Dec 2011
Heideman Wieke H, Middelkoop Barend J C, Nierkens Vera, Stronks Karien, Verhoeff Arnoud P, van Esch Suzanne C M, Snoek Frank J
Abstract excerpt
People with a positive family history of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) are at high risk of developing diabetes. We set out to review the literature reporting on the development and/or evaluation of lifestyle interventions specifically aimed at prevention of T2DM in this group. Targeting people with a positive family history of T2DM seems so far an underutilized prevention strategy. They can and should be approached with...
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