“Lifestyle Interventions for Treatment and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes in Adults,” was developed with trustworthy methods for using current, best evidence to make recommendations for improving the quality and consistency of medical care. These recommendations, also called key action statements (KASs), were crafted by a 20-member guideline development group (including consumer advocates) representing advanced practice nursing, cardiology, clinical pharmacology, behavioral medicine, endocrinology, family medicine, lifestyle medicine, nutrition and dietetics, health education, health and wellness coaching, sleep medicine, sports medicine, and obesity medicine.
Guideline Authors:
Richard M. Rosenfeld, MD, MPH, MBA, DipABLM, Meagan L. Grega, MD, FACLM, DipABLM, Micaela C. Karlsen, PhD, MSPH, Abd Moain Abu Dabrh, MBBCh, MS, NBC-HWC, R. Nisha Aurora, MD, MHS, Jonathan P. Bonnet, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FACLM, CAQSM, DipABOM, DipABLM, Lori Donnell, MBA, Stephanie L. Fitzpatrick, PhD, Beth Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM, Elizabeth A. Joy, MD, MPH, FACSM, FAMSSM, DipABLM, Jane F. Kapustin, PhD, CRNP, BC-ADM, FAANP, FAAN, Dawn R. Noe, RDN, CDCES, Gunadhar Panigrahi, MD, FACC, DipABLM, FACLM, Arun Ram, MD, MBA, FCP, Lianna S. Levine Reisner, MSOD, Willy Marcos Valencia, MD, MSc, Lorraine J. Weatherspoon, PhD, RDN, Jonathan M. Weber, MA, PA-C, Kara L. Staffier, MPH, and Mahima Gulati, MD, FACE, FACLM, MSc
Endorsements:
The guideline has been endorsed by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology, American Academy of Physician Associates, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, American College of Clinical Pharmacology, Obesity Medicine Association, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists, and National Board of Health and Wellness Coaches. It has been designated with an “Affirmation of Value” from the American Academy of Family Physicians and is supported by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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