SynthesisAmerican journal of preventive medicine2022
Interventions for Reversing Prediabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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78 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 129 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of pharmacological treatment and lifestyle modification on prediabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTS).Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Text Messaging Interventions on BMI Among Adults With Prediabetes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Pooled it
- Intervening Early in the Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome: Expert Recommendations from the United Arab Emirates on the Management of Prediabetes.Vascular health and risk management · 2026Guideline
- EPA guidance on lifestyle interventions for adults with severe mental illness: A meta-review of the evidence.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2024Pooled it
- Postpartum life interventions to prevent type 2 diabetes in women with gestational diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of diabetes investigation · 2024Pooled it
- Lower-Intensity Interventions for Prediabetes: A Systematic Review.American journal of preventive medicine · 2023Pooled it
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- A study on the use of acupoint catgut embedding in the treatment of pre-diabetes: a meta-analysis and data mining approach.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of aerobic exercises in prediabetes patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of vitamin D supplementation on metabolic factors, serum omentin-1, and anthropometric indices in middle-aged women with prediabetes: a double-blind randomized controlled trial.Nutrition & diabetes · 2025Trial
- Beyond HbA1c: A CGM-centred three-pillar framework for glycaemic variability in pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes.Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association · 2026Review
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- Neuro-molecular mediators of yoga intervention in females with prediabetes: A randomized controlled trial.iScience · 2026Article
- [Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (Update 2026)].Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2026Review
- Associations of Cumulative Burden of Prehypertension, Prediabetes and Predyslipidemia With All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2026Article
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- Modern Management of CKM Syndrome: Use of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in a Multidisciplinary Setting-Expert Group Recommendations from Kuwait.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2026Review
- Efficacy and safety of anti-prediabetic drugs in patients with prediabetes: a Bayesian network meta-analysis.BMC medicine · 2026Article
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- Meal Replacement Provides Additional Benefits for Weight and Visceral Fat Reduction in Prediabetic Individuals: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2026Article
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Abstract
introductionSeveral interventions have been found to be effective for reversing prediabetes in adults. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to compare the effectiveness of such interventions.
methodsMEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were searched for articles published between January 1, 2000 and June 27, 2018. RCTs in adults with prediabetes, testing nonsurgical interventions lasting for ≥3 months, and reporting the number of participants achieving normal glucose levels at intervention end were eligible. The pooled risk difference and number needed to treat for achieving normoglycemia were estimated using a random-effects, arm-based network meta-analysis. The strength of the evidence was assessed using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation. Data were obtained in 2018 and analyzed in 2019 and 2021.
resultsOf 54 studies included in the systematic review, 47 were meta-analyzed (n=26,460, mean age=53 years, 46% male, 31% White). Studies included 27 arms testing lifestyle modification interventions, 25 testing medications, 5 testing dietary supplements, and 10 testing Chinese medicine. There were 35 control/placebo arms. At a median follow-up of 1.6 years, more participants in the lifestyle modification groups achieved normoglycemia than those in the control (risk difference=0.18, number needed to treat=6). The strength of the evidence was strong for lifestyle modification. Over a median follow-up of 2.7 years, more participants receiving glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (risk difference=0.47, number needed to treat=2), α-glucosidase inhibitors (risk difference=0.29, number needed to treat=4), and insulin sensitizers (risk difference=0.23, number needed to treat=4) achieved normoglycemia than control. The strength of evidence was moderate for these medications. DISCUSSION: Although several pharmacological approaches can reverse prediabetes, lifestyle modification provides the strongest evidence of effectiveness and should remain the recommended approach to address this condition.
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