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IMAGE: Daniel Cox, PhD, said his diabetes-management program flies in the face of conventionality in that it doesn t insist on weight loss. view more
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A researcher at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is testing what he calls a radically different approach to managing type 2 diabetes for those who can t or don t want to lose weight.
Daniel Cox, PhD, professor of psychiatry and internal medicine, said his program flies in the face of conventionality in that it doesn t insist on weight loss as a key component of controlling blood sugar. Instead, it combines continuous glucose monitoring with well-informed eating choices, to understand the effect of different foods on blood-sugar levels, and well-timed exercise, to reduce those levels as needed.