PMID- 21590464
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20121004
LR  - 20240330
IS  - 1532-7558 (Electronic)
IS  - 1070-5503 (Print)
IS  - 1070-5503 (Linking)
VI  - 19
IP  - 2
DP  - 2012 Jun
TI  - Prevention of type 2 diabetes and its complications in developing countries: a 
      review.
PG  - 121-33
LID - 10.1007/s12529-011-9162-9 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a significant global public health 
      problem affecting more than 285 million people worldwide. Over 70% of those with 
      T2DM live in developing countries, and this proportion is increasing annually. 
      Evidence suggests that lifestyle and other nonpharmacological interventions can 
      delay and even prevent the development of T2DM and its complications; however, to 
      date, programs that have been specifically adapted to the needs and circumstances 
      of developing countries have not been well developed or evaluated. PURPOSE: The 
      purpose of this article is to review published studies that evaluate lifestyle 
      and other non-pharmacological interventions aimed at preventing T2DM and its 
      complications in developing countries. METHODS: We undertook an electronic search 
      of MEDLINE, PubMed, and EMBASE with the English language restriction and 
      published until 30 September 2009. RESULTS: Nine relevant publications from seven 
      studies were identified. The reported interventions predominantly used counseling 
      and educational methods to improve diet and physical activity levels. Each 
      intervention was found to be effective in reducing the risk of developing T2DM in 
      people with impaired glucose tolerance, and improving glycemic control in people 
      with T2DM. CONCLUSIONS: The current evidence concerning the prevention of T2DM 
      and its complications in developing countries has shown reasonably consistent and 
      positive results; however, the small number of studies creates some significant 
      limitations. More research is needed to evaluate the benefits of low-cost 
      screening tools, as well as the efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability 
      of culturally appropriate interventions in such countries.
FAU - Rawal, Lal B
AU  - Rawal LB
AD  - School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, The Alfred 
      Hospital, 89 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia.
FAU - Tapp, Robyn J
AU  - Tapp RJ
FAU - Williams, Emily D
AU  - Williams ED
FAU - Chan, Carina
AU  - Chan C
FAU - Yasin, Shajahan
AU  - Yasin S
FAU - Oldenburg, Brian
AU  - Oldenburg B
LA  - eng
GR  - 09/0003833/DUK_/Diabetes UK/United Kingdom
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
PL  - England
TA  - Int J Behav Med
JT  - International journal of behavioral medicine
JID - 9421097
SB  - IM
MH  - Behavior Therapy/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Counseling/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Developing Countries/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Diabetes Complications/epidemiology/*prevention & control
MH  - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/epidemiology/*prevention & control
MH  - Global Health
MH  - Humans
MH  - Life Style
PMC - PMC3358560
EDAT- 2011/05/19 06:00
MHDA- 2012/10/05 06:00
PMCR- 2011/05/18
CRDT- 2011/05/19 06:00
PHST- 2011/05/19 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2011/05/19 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/10/05 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2011/05/18 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 9162 [pii]
AID - 10.1007/s12529-011-9162-9 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Int J Behav Med. 2012 Jun;19(2):121-33. doi: 10.1007/s12529-011-9162-9.