prediabetics

A 2002 study of people with elevated blood sugar levels, known as prediabetics, funded by the National Institutes of Health, found a 58 percent reduction in the risk of developing type

Boston.com Top Stories 2010

In fact, N.I.H. research, which involved some 3,000 men and women with high blood sugar in all parts of the nation, showed that teaching "prediabetics" to lose modest amounts of weight and start exercising moderately was twice as powerful as standard medication in preventing them from developing outright diabetes; only 5% of patients taught self-care developed diabetes annually versus almost 8% in the medication group and 11% in the "no intervention" group.

Chris Norwood: Prevention $aves: Making the Debt Commission Advance Social Good 2010

For just one example, it is now so well proven that education beats out medication in preventing diabetes that in the largest American study of its kind, involving 3,000 people across the nation, the National Institutes of Health showed that counseling and coaching "prediabetics" to make modest lifestyle changes was twice as powerful as standard medication in preventing their usual steady progression to diabetes.

Chris Norwood: It's the Real Prevention, Health Care Reformers 2009

The National Institutes of Health, for one example, has conclusively proven that educating and coaching "prediabetics" to lose modest amounts of weight and to moderately exercise is twice as effective --- and far cheaper --- in preventing their progression to outright diabetes than standard medication.

Chris Norwood: Below the Belt: Governor Paterson Tries a Little Medicaid Reform 2009

The National Institutes of Health, for one example, has conclusively proven that educating and coaching "prediabetics" to lose modest amounts of weight and to moderately exercise is twice as effective --- and far cheaper --- in preventing their progression to outright diabetes than standard medication.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2009

They developed their effort based on the Diabetes Prevention Project, introduced it to Ys across the country and trained lifestyle coaches to work with prediabetics.

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Obesity and Diabetes: Research Points to a Better Path M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011

A 16-week diabetes prevention program along the lines of the federally sponsored study and the YMCA-CDC partnerships would cost $590 million to enroll vulnerable pre-Medicare prediabetics -- roughly the cost of keeping 492 U.S. troops in Afghanistan for a year, say some nonprofit, independent military budget analysts.

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Obesity and Diabetes: Research Points to a Better Path M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011

With moderate exercise (2.5 hours a week), modest weight loss (an average of 7 percent of body weight) and dietary changes to include more vegetables and fruit, prediabetics reduced their risk of getting the disease by 58 percent.

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Obesity and Diabetes: Research Points to a Better Path M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011

A 16-week diabetes prevention program along the lines of the federally sponsored study and the YMCA-CDC partnerships would cost $590 million to enroll vulnerable pre-Medicare prediabetics -- roughly the cost of keeping 492 U.S. troops in Afghanistan for a year, say some nonprofit, independent military budget analysts.

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Obesity and Diabetes: Research Points to a Better Path M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011

With moderate exercise (2.5 hours a week), modest weight loss (an average of 7 percent of body weight) and dietary changes to include more vegetables and fruit, prediabetics reduced their risk of getting the disease by 58 percent.

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Obesity and Diabetes: Research Points to a Better Path M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011