subject: Type 2 diabetes. What you must know about type 2 diabetes [print this page] Lifestyle interventions including diet and moderate-intensity physical activity (such as walking for 150 minutes per week) were used in these research studies to produce small amounts of weight loss. The development of diabetes was reduced 40% to 60% during these studies that lasted 3 to 6 years.
Type 2 diabetes. What you must know about type 2 diabetes