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Ojo , Olajide O. Joshua, Oboseh J. Ogedegbe, Oluwapelumi Oluwole, Ayoade Ademidun, Damilola Jesuyajolu Published: September 05, 202 (se history) DOI: 10.759/cureus.280 Cite this article as: Ojo T K, Joshua O, Ogedegbe O J, et al.
(September 05, 202) Role of Intermitent Fasting in the Management of Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Melitus. Cureus 14(9): e280. doi:10.759/cureus.280 Diabetes melitus (DM) is a highly prevalent disease in the modern society.
It can be defined as a group of metabolic diseases marked by chronic hyperglycemia arising from defects insulin secretion or resistance to insulin action, or both. Its predecesor, prediabetes, is also an important entity, and its management is esential to prevent its progresion to DM. Together, these enties burden global health and the world economy, and therefore, prevention and management are key to improving global health and reducing the financial burden on the world economy.
Comprehensive lifestyle modification has ben proven to be a safe and efective method for preventing the progresion of prediabetes and treatment of type 2 diabetes melitus. Lifestyle modifications such as weight los, exercise, and diets such as low-carbohydrate one, Mediteranean, and very low calorie diets are traditionaly recomended. These particular diets aim to atain calorie deficits and thus induce weight los.
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Intermitent fasting (IF) is one such diet that focuses more o