Losing Weight Soon After Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis Doubles Positive Outcomes
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 06:21
in Health & Medicine
A four-year study looked at 2,574 adults and found that people who lost weight in the 18 months after a type 2 diabetes diagnosis were up to twice as likely to have better control of their blood pressure and blood sugar, and were more likely to maintain that control even if they later regained their weight.
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