Prevention or Delay of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
"last update: 14 February 2024"
- Introduction
The prevalence of T2DM is rapidly increasing with substantial personal and economic burden. Delay and prevention of diabetes is considered an important target for various interventions including lifestyle modification which has proven effective in preventing incident diabetes in high risk groups.
Various medications can also prevent or delay diabetes, whether diabetes prevention strategies also ultimately prevent the development of diabetic vascular complications are unknown, but cardiovascular risk factors are favorably affected.
Wide spread application has however been limited by local financial considerations.
➡️Scope and purpose
The purpose of the work is to identify the best clinical practice guidelines in the prevention and delay of diabetes and to create actionable recommendations for healthcare professionals, adults with T2DM, and their families.
The objectives of these guidelines are :
- To guide the proper program regarding lifestyle behavior change for diabetes prevention
-To consider the use of metformin therapy that should be used in adults at high risk for the development of diabetes.
➡️Target audience
This guideline targets, healthcare professionals (internists, endocrinologists, family medicine physicians), dieticians, researchers, policymakers, public health practitioners, national diabetes programme managers, as well as non-governmental organizations (NGO).
