prediabetes: progression to type 2 diabetes
making major lifestyle changes or taking metformin both work better than a placebo pill at delaying or preventing type 2 diabetes. for many people, making major lifestyle changes works better than taking metformin to help delay or prevent type 2 diabetes for up to 10 years. a follow-up study at 15 years showed that making major lifestyle changes was about equal to taking metformin in helping to delay or prevent type 2 diabetes. but doing both of these things may give you the best chance of delaying or preventing type 2 diabetes over the long term.
the information shown here is based on the best available evidence.
current as of: october 2, 2023
author: healthwise staff
clinical review board
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