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Article: FED: Weight loss puts diabetes into remission
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- December 3, 2003
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AAP General News (Australia)
12-03-2003
FED: Weight loss puts diabetes into remission
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By Judy Skatssoon, National Medical Writer
SYDNEY, Dec 3 AAP - More than half the people with adult diabetes could reverse the
condition by losing weight, according to the head of a new clinic that replaces medication
with an intensive weight loss program.
More than one million Australians have diabetes, according to Diabetes Australia.
Type 2, or adult onset diabetes, is the most common form, affecting 90 per cent of sufferers.
People with type 2 diabetes are traditionally put on medication including a daily tablet
to help the body use ...