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Article: Modest weight loss can improve plasma glucose, insulin sensitivity.(Clinical Rounds)
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- OB GYN News
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- April 15, 2006
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SAN FRANCISCO -- A relatively modest amount of weight loss can normalize fasting plasma glucose and greatly improve insulin sensitivity in people with type 2 diabetes, according to a study reported by Dr. Gerald I. Shulman at the Third World Congress on Insulin Resistance Syndrome.
Eight obese patients with type 2 diabetes achieved these significant improvements after losing an average of just 8 kg (17.6 pounds), equivalent to about 8% of their body weight, said Dr. Shulman of Yale University. Dr. Kitt Falk Petersen was the lead author of the recently published study (Diabetes 2005;54:603-8).
These results have important clinical implications for ...