{"title":"New standards in the prevention of type 2 diabetes: the IMAGE project","authors":"Prof Dr Peter EH Schwarz","doi":"10.1002/edn.208","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>Type 2 diabetes can be delayed or prevented among people who have impaired glucose tolerance by use of lifestyle interventions or medication – as shown by major clinical trials of diabetes prevention. However, it is a completely different issue to translate this message, derived from the lifestyle trials, to clinical practice.<span>1</span> We are still learning how this challenge may be achieved at a population level. Optimally, every person with diabetes risk has the chance of having access to any kind of diabetes preventative initiative.<span>2</span></p><p>Two European funded projects, DE-PLAN<span>3</span> and IMAGE,<span>4</span> have been addressing the implementation process. In particular, the IMAGE project was able to take a step ahead and to collate available information in a systematic manner, and developed practical, relevant standards for diabetes prevention.</p>","PeriodicalId":100496,"journal":{"name":"European Diabetes Nursing","volume":"9 2","pages":"62-63"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2012-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/edn.208","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"European Diabetes Nursing","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/edn.208","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Type 2 diabetes can be delayed or prevented among people who have impaired glucose tolerance by use of lifestyle interventions or medication – as shown by major clinical trials of diabetes prevention. However, it is a completely different issue to translate this message, derived from the lifestyle trials, to clinical practice.1 We are still learning how this challenge may be achieved at a population level. Optimally, every person with diabetes risk has the chance of having access to any kind of diabetes preventative initiative.2
Two European funded projects, DE-PLAN3 and IMAGE,4 have been addressing the implementation process. In particular, the IMAGE project was able to take a step ahead and to collate available information in a systematic manner, and developed practical, relevant standards for diabetes prevention.