nonpharmacological diabetes remission decreases CKD and CVD
A post hoc analysis of the Look AHEAD study, which involved extensive nonpharmacologic therapies for those with diabetes, found that individuals achieving diabetes remission had significantly decreased incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD): see dm remission dec CKD CVD Diab2024 in dropbox, or doi.org/10.1007/s00125-023-06048-6 Background information on the Look AHEAD study: -- the Look AHEAD study is a multicenter RCT assessing the effect of a 12 year intensive lifestyle intervention in individuals with diabetes, finding that diabetes remission occurred in 12% of all intervention participants and also that 21% of those with fewer than two years of diabetes duration achieved remission the first year and 10% achieved two years of remission (remission was assessed annually) -- the Look AHEAD study, a multicenter RCT assessing the effect of a 12 year intensive lifestyle intervention in individuals with diabet...