Letter
Screening for type 2 diabetes
Engagement with interventions is a problem
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BMJ
2012;345:e5378
- Ian Lake, general practitioner1
- 1Regent Street Surgery, Stonehouse GL10 2AA, UK
- lakei{at}tiscali.co.uk
Evidence from around the world suggests that the onset of type 2 diabetes can be prevented or certainly delayed.1 2 There is also some evidence of population based prevention from Cuba in the early 1990s.3 The decline in incidence of heart disease (35%) and diabetes (51%) was attributed to increased exercise and decreased energy intake …
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