Type 2 & other diabetes

Intensive Lifestyle Intervention for Remission of Early Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care in Australia: DiRECT-Aus

Diabetes CarePublished Single-arm intervention study

Authors' conclusion

At 12 months T2D remission was achieved for one in two Australian adults in a primary care setting.

Study context

Population
Adults aged 20–65 years with T2D duration up to 6 years, BMI >27.0 kg/m², not treated with insulin, Australian primary careITT population
Participants
155 adults
Outcome
T2D remission
Follow-up
12 months
Methodological detailsprimary care
  • Primary care

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

T2D remission achieved

86 (56%) participants

Further findings

Weight loss · 12 months

Mean adjusted weight loss
8.1% (95% CI 7.2-9.1)

Safety

Serious adverse events requiring hospitalization related to study intervention

Serious adverse events requiring hospitalization related to the intervention
2

Original publication

Intensive Lifestyle Intervention for Remission of Early Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care in Australia: DiRECT-Aus. Diabetes Care. Published 16 October 2023. doi:10.2337/dc23-0781

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