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Trending Modalities in Type 2 Diabetes Prevention.

Erika L Lundgrin^1,2,3, Betul Hatipoglu^2,3

¹Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.

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Preventing type 2 diabetes (T2D) is crucial as prediabetes affects many. New strategies, including lifestyle changes, medications, fecal transplants, and incretin agents, offer promising avenues for T2D prevention.

Keywords:

prediabetes prevention type 2 diabetes mellitus β cell

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Endocrinology
Metabolic Diseases
Microbiome Research

Background:

Prediabetes prevalence is increasing, posing a significant risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D) development.
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) has substantial impacts on morbidity and mortality, underscoring the importance of prevention.

Purpose of the Study:

To review current and emerging strategies for the prevention of type 2 diabetes (T2D).
To highlight the growing number of novel therapeutic approaches for T2D prevention.

Main Methods:

Systematic search of PubMed and Ovid MEDLINE databases.
Inclusion of systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and original research articles.
Focus on prediabetes and type 2 diabetes (T2D) prevention.

Main Results:

Intensive lifestyle modification and insulin resistance-improving medications are established T2D prevention strategies.
Emerging strategies include fecal microbiota transplantation for its potential role in diabetes prevention.
Incretin-based pharmaceutical agents show promise for both prevention and treatment of T2D.

Conclusions:

The landscape of T2D prevention is rapidly evolving with novel therapeutic options.
Understanding the indications, outcomes, and limitations of new T2D prevention therapies is essential for clinicians.