Lifestyle intervention is superior to metformin in prevention of microvascular complications of diabetes in women, but socioeconomic barriers may lead to use of combination

Authors

Katanya C. Alaga, Wayne State University School of Medicine, DetroitFollow
Jesse Haddad, Beaumont Hospital, WayneFollow

Abstract

A clinical decision report using

Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group. Long-term effects of lifestyle intervention or metformin on diabetes development and microvascular complications over 15-year follow-up: The Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2015;3(11):866-875. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(15)00291-0

for a patient with pre-diabetes who is concerned about the prevention of microvascular complications through lifestyle intervention while managing her busy schedule as a traveling house cleaner.

DOI

10.22237/crp/1625098080

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ALAGA KC, HADDAD J. Lifestyle intervention is superior to metformin in prevention of microvascular complications of diabetes in women, but socioeconomic barriers may lead to use of combination. Clin. Res. Prac. Oct 13 2021;7(2):eP2626. https://doi.org/10.22237/crp/1625098080