PMID- 29784059 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190322 LR - 20191210 IS - 1745-6215 (Electronic) IS - 1745-6215 (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 1 DP - 2018 May 21 TI - Diabetes Intervention Accentuating Diet and Enhancing Metabolism (DIADEM-I): a randomised controlled trial to examine the impact of an intensive lifestyle intervention consisting of a low-energy diet and physical activity on body weight and metabolism in early type 2 diabetes mellitus: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. PG - 284 LID - 10.1186/s13063-018-2660-1 [doi] LID - 284 AB - BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity are syndemic and will have a significant impact on affected individuals and healthcare services worldwide. Evidence shows that T2DM remission can be achieved with significant weight loss in those who are younger with early diabetes and requiring fewer medications for glycaemic control. DIADEM-I aims to examine the impact of an intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI) using a low-energy diet (LED) meal replacement approach combined with physical activity in younger individuals with early T2DM. METHODS: The planned study is an ongoing, non-blinded, pragmatic, randomised controlled, parallel-group trial examining the impact of an LED-based ILI on body weight and diabetes remission in younger (18-50 years) T2DM individuals with early diabetes (