News
Sixty seconds on . . . diabetes
BMJ 2018; 360 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k1264 (Published 21 March 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;360:k1264
- Nigel Hawkes
- London
Hooray! The NHS diabetes prevention programme is working
Is it really? That will come as a surprise to its critics, who said when it was launched in 2015 that it was based on speculation and doubtful assumptions.1
But patients who took part have lost a ton of weight
Respectable amounts, certainly: an average of 3.7 kg each if you exclude those who weren’t overweight to start with. NHS England is very pleased …
Log in
Log in using your username and password
Log in through your institution
Subscribe from £184 *
Subscribe and get access to all BMJ articles, and much more.
* For online subscription
Access this article for 1 day for:
£50 / $60/ €56 (excludes VAT)
You can download a PDF version for your personal record.