Type 2 diabetes is rising in epidemic proportions burdening health systems and societies. Cost-effective interventions to prevent or delay diabetes onset among high-risk individuals are available but they have low reach at the population level. Cost-effective interventions at the population level can potentially have higher reach but are usually limited by lack of political will and require societal organization for action. Thus, to halt the rise in diabetes, the main challenge is to reach the population at large by developing innovative approaches, by gathering data to support both types of intervention strategies, and by evaluating existing programs.
This Research Topic aims to open new avenues for implementing preventive actions worldwide, notably among LMICs. By offering original studies, updating data syntheses, and providing program evaluations, we hope to stimulate governments and stakeholders to move forward in diabetes prevention.
The scope of diabetes prevention is wide, going from interventions to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes to population level strategies aiming to decrease its incidence. Specific themes may include:
• Population-based strategies for diabetes preventions: program evaluations, cost-effectiveness analyses, systematic reviews, life course approaches.
• Individually based clinical strategies: screening strategies to detect high-risk, feasibility trials, RCTs, cost-effectiveness analyses, community level interventions.
• Follow-up of women with gestational diabetes: cohort studies, RCTs, national data.
• Initiatives to increase population reach in community level interventions.
• Integrating diabetes prevention with other programs of local priority.
• Developing national programs.
We will consider original articles, review articles and, if relevant to the RT, also point of view or short essays addressing innovative ways to advance diabetes prevention.
Type 2 diabetes is rising in epidemic proportions burdening health systems and societies. Cost-effective interventions to prevent or delay diabetes onset among high-risk individuals are available but they have low reach at the population level. Cost-effective interventions at the population level can potentially have higher reach but are usually limited by lack of political will and require societal organization for action. Thus, to halt the rise in diabetes, the main challenge is to reach the population at large by developing innovative approaches, by gathering data to support both types of intervention strategies, and by evaluating existing programs.
This Research Topic aims to open new avenues for implementing preventive actions worldwide, notably among LMICs. By offering original studies, updating data syntheses, and providing program evaluations, we hope to stimulate governments and stakeholders to move forward in diabetes prevention.
The scope of diabetes prevention is wide, going from interventions to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes to population level strategies aiming to decrease its incidence. Specific themes may include:
• Population-based strategies for diabetes preventions: program evaluations, cost-effectiveness analyses, systematic reviews, life course approaches.
• Individually based clinical strategies: screening strategies to detect high-risk, feasibility trials, RCTs, cost-effectiveness analyses, community level interventions.
• Follow-up of women with gestational diabetes: cohort studies, RCTs, national data.
• Initiatives to increase population reach in community level interventions.
• Integrating diabetes prevention with other programs of local priority.
• Developing national programs.
We will consider original articles, review articles and, if relevant to the RT, also point of view or short essays addressing innovative ways to advance diabetes prevention.
