SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Lifestyle Interventions to Improve Glycemic Control in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Living in Low-and-Middle Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs).
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of diabetes self-management education in type 2 diabetes management - a systematic umbrella review of meta-analysis.BMC endocrine disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of diabetes self-management education and support interventions on glycemic levels among people living with type 2 diabetes in the WHO African Region: a Systematic Review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2025Pooled it
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- Self-Management Nursing Intervention for Controlling Glucose among Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Impact of diet intervention on visceral adipose tissue and hepatic fat in patients with obesity or type 2 diabetes: a randomized trial.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
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- Differential Associations of Healthy Lifestyle Latent Classes with Glycemic Transitions in Prediabetes: An Observational Study Based on CHARLS.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- The application of AI-based interventions in diabetes personalized management: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2026Review
- Building on the Doha Declaration: a white paper on advancing lifestyle medicine for non-communicable disease prevention and health system transformation.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Components and Effectiveness of Self-Management Interventions Among Adults Living With Type 2 Diabetes in Low-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.Diabetes spectrum : a publication of the American Diabetes Association · 2025Article
- Oxidative Stress and Cardiovascular Complications in Type 2 Diabetes: From Pathophysiology to Lifestyle Modifications.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Age and HbA1c in Diabetes: A Negative Association Modified by Red Cell Characteristics.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Harnessing Digital Initiatives for Improved Health Outcomes in Diabetes Management: An Observational Patient Program.Cureus · 2024Article
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- Effectiveness of lifestyle interventions for glycaemic control among adults with type 2 diabetes in West Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.Systematic reviews · 2024Article
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- Consensus on potential interventions for improving glycaemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a Delphi study.Global health action · 2023Article
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Alongside glucose lowering therapy, clinical guidelines recommend lifestyle interventions as cornerstone in the care of people living with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). There is a specific need for an up-to-date review assessing the effectiveness of lifestyle interventions for people with T2DM living in low-and-middle income countries (MICs). Four electronic databases were searched for RCTs published between 1990 and 2020. T2DM, lifestyle interventions, LMICs and their synonyms were used as search terms. Data codebooks were developed and data were extracted. Narrative synthesis and meta-analysis were conducted using random effects models to calculate mean differences (MD) and standardized mean differences (SMD) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Of 1284 articles identified, 30 RCTs (
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