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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jane Kirby

Losing weight can put type 2 diabetes in remission ‘for at least five years’

PA Wire

Losing weight can put type 2 diabetes in remission for at least five years, new data suggests.

Figures from the Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial (DiRECT) show that around a quarter of people in remission from diabetes two years after starting a low-calorie diet were still in remission three years later.

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