Losing weight following diagnosis of type 2 diabetes boosts chance of remission
BMJ 2020; 368 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l6775 (Published 31 January 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;368:l6775
Editorial
NIHR’s research signals in The BMJ
- Rob Cook, clinical director,
- Peter Davidson, clinical adviser2,
- Rosie Martin, clinical specialist
- on behalf of NIHR Dissemination Centre
- 1Bazian, Economist Intelligence Unit Healthcare, London, UK
- 2Wessex Institute, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- Correspondence to R Cook rob.cook{at}bazian.com
The study
Dambha-Miller H, Day AJ, Strelitz J, et al. Behaviour change, weight loss and remission of Type 2 diabetes: a community-based prospective cohort study. Diabet Med 2019. doi:10.1111/dme.14122.
This project was funded by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme (project number 08/116/300) as well as the Wellcome Trust (grant number: G061895), the Epidemiology Unit programme (MC_UU_12015/4), and the National Health Service R&D support funding.
To read the full NIHR Signal, go to: https://discover.dc.nihr.ac.uk/content/signal-000841/weight-loss-after-type-2-diabetes-diagnosis-boosts-chance-of-remission
Footnotes
Competing interestsThe BMJ has judged that there are no disqualifying financial ties to commercial companies. The authors declare the following other interests: none.
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Contributor Yvonne Covell.
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