The Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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J Korean Med Assoc. 2008;51(9):818-822

Publication date (electronic) : 2008 September 30

doi : https://doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2008.51.9.818

Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Korea. dm@hallym.or.kr

Abstract

The incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus is increasing rapidly worldwide, primarily because of increases in obesity and decreases in physical activity. Type 2 diabetes is one of the leading problems for the health-care system. In South Korea type 2 diabetes affects approximately 7~8% of adults. Some risk factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus such as overweight, nutritional imbalance, and a sedentary lifestyle are reversible. To prevent type 2 diabetes two approaches are usually adopted. One is population strategy that is aimed at preventing obesity, and the other is high-risk strategy to prevent and delay the development of type 2 diabetes in high risk groups. Prevention of type 2 diabetes is backed by many research evidences like Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study (Finnish DPS) and Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) of USA. In this article I discuss the results of Finnish DPS and DPP, and to propose the prevention strategy in South Korea.

Keywords: Type 2 diabetes; Prevention; Physical activity; Diet

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Table 1

Success rate in achieving the goals in Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study

Table 2

Treatment goal of Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study (Finnish DPS) and Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)