%0 Journal Article
%T Evidence in Primary Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus¡ªWhat It Means for Primary Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Epidemic in Papua New Guinea
%A Leslie Bahn Kawa
%J Journal of Diabetes Mellitus
%P 87-97
%@ 2160-5858
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jdm.2022.122009
%X Type 2 diabetes is in epidemic proportion in Papua New Guinea. Although
many people are at high-risk of developing diabetes, there is no diabetes
prevention policy and services in Papua New Guinea to address this problem. A
literature search was carried out to assess the available evidence in the
primary prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus among the population with
pre-diabetes. The result show<span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">s</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> that
the primary preventative studies conducted on lifestyle modification and the
use of metformin in prediabetes patients reduced overt type 2 diabetes
mellitus. The application of the</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">evidence in the prevention of the type 2 diabetes
epidemic in Papua New Guinea, driven by a policy is feasible to address the
diabetes epidemic.</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"></span>
%K Primary Prevention
%K Prevention Trials
%K Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
%K Prediabetes
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=116935