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
Jesse Haddad, Beaumont Health Resident

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-13-2021

Publication Title

Clinical Research in Practice: The Journal of Team Hippocrates

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.

Volume

7

Issue

2

First Page

eP2626

Recommended Citation

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. Clinical research in practice [Internet]. 2021 Oct 13,;7(2)

DOI

10.22237/crp/1625098080