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Dec 24, 2020 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
1/We’re back with the 3rd and final part of our mini-#threadseries on diabetes prevention
The last part is about balancing individual and population level prevention. As well as how to make evidence-based decisions on some of these population level interventions.
2/Individual level prevention targeted behaviors like diet and exercise. These should also be the target of population level interventions. Although these behaviors are within the control of the individual. They are also impacted by society-level factors.
Individual level prevention of type 2 diabetes (T2D) gets a lot of attention. Part 2 reflect this - but don’t worry, there will be more on the other levels in part 3..
Let’s get going..
2/Several large randomized controlled trials (RCT) have shown that lifestyle interventions (diet, exercise, metformin) can prevent/delay onset of T2D as well as prevent later complications like cardiovascular disease and eye disease.
Dec 22, 2020 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
1/We are diving into the recently published @TheLancet diabetes commission report.
Today’s thread: Prevention of type 2 diabetes in populations and individuals at high risk
Let’s start with the end: the recommendations from the commission.. (part 1 of 3)
2/The aetiology of T2D is multidimensional and hence prevention must be multidimensional; meaning that prevention efforts should operate within levels of the:
