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Non-pharmacological Treatment Options in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus

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Raveendran, Arkiath V·2018·European Endocrinology

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The global prevalence of diabetes, especially type 2 diabetes mellitus, has reached epidemic proportions in the last few decades of the 20th century because of the obesity pandemic resulting from adverse lifestyles. Diabetes as a consequence of obesity (diabesity), continues to increase exponentially in the 21st century. Although there are a multitude of drugs for the effective management of diabesity with modest benefits, most patients will require insulin for control of diabetes at some stage that would worsen obesity, and thereby diabesity. Therefore, effective non-pharmacological therapy needs to be expedited in all patients with diabesity. These measures include medical nutrition interventions, change of lifestyles and bariatric surgery. Non-pharmacological interventions are also useful for the effective management of even type 1 diabetes mellitus when used along with insulin therapy especially in those with obesity. This review summarises the current evidence base for the non-pharmacological interventions in the management of diabetes.

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  • Diabetes is directly influenced by various lifestyle factors, and lifestyle modifications are the cornerstones of nonpharmacological management of T2DM.

    “Given that diabetes is directly influenced by various lifestyle factors, lifestyle modifications, including dietary changes, weight management, increased physical activity, smoking cessation, and psychological support, are the cornerstones of nonpharmacological management of the condition [4,6-10].”

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Authors
Raveendran, A. V.
Affiliations
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Corresponding author
Raveendran, Arkiath V
Venue
European Endocrinology
Published
2018
Volume
14
Issue
2
Pages
31
ISSN
1758-3772 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2891475665
Cited by
122
References
118
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 31 · 2022: 20 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 8
FWCI
1.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • touchREVIEWS in Endocrinology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
Keywords
non-pharmacological treatment, diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes, type 1 diabetes, obesity, diabesity, medical nutrition therapy, lifestyle modification, bariatric surgery, insulin therapy, obesity treatment

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