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Diabetes already affects more than 400 million adults globally, and this burden is projected to increase to more than 600 million adults by the year 2040. Non-diabetic hyperglycaemia, also known as pre-diabetes, refers to increased blood glucose levels that are not high enough to be classed as diabetic, and individuals with pre-diabetes are an important target group for prevention of type 2 diabetes. In this issue, Rathi Ravindrarajah et al present findings from the NHS Healthier You Diabetes Programme, which included data from over 700,000 adults with pre-diabetes, 100,000 of whom were referred to the programme and offered healthy lifestyle advice to reduce risk of progression to type 2 diabetes. Multivariable survival analyses suggest that the risk was 20% lower in those referred to the programme, supporting the case for a rapid rollout of the programme across England as well as the introduction of similar programmes elsewhere in the UK.
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Citation: (2023) PLoS Medicine Issue Image | Vol. 20(2) March 2023. PLoS Med 20(2): ev20.i02. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.pmed.v20.i02
Published: March 6, 2023
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Diabetes already affects more than 400 million adults globally, and this burden is projected to increase to more than 600 million adults by the year 2040. Non-diabetic hyperglycaemia, also known as pre-diabetes, refers to increased blood glucose levels that are not high enough to be classed as diabetic, and individuals with pre-diabetes are an important target group for prevention of type 2 diabetes. In this issue, Rathi Ravindrarajah et al present findings from the NHS Healthier You Diabetes Programme, which included data from over 700,000 adults with pre-diabetes, 100,000 of whom were referred to the programme and offered healthy lifestyle advice to reduce risk of progression to type 2 diabetes. Multivariable survival analyses suggest that the risk was 20% lower in those referred to the programme, supporting the case for a rapid rollout of the programme across England as well as the introduction of similar programmes elsewhere in the UK.
Image Credit: Towfiqu barbhuiya, Unsplash