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SUBMITTER: Chiavaroli L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4947767 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chiavaroli Laura L Mirrahimi Arash A Ireland Christopher C Mitchell Sandra S Sahye-Pudaruth Sandhya S Coveney Judy J Olowoyeye Omodele O Maraj Tishan T Patel Darshna D de Souza Russell J RJ Augustin Livia S A LS Bashyam Balachandran B Blanco Mejia Sonia S Nishi Stephanie K SK Leiter Lawrence A LA Josse Robert G RG McKeown-Eyssen Gail G Moody Alan R AR Berger Alan R AR Kendall Cyril W C CW Sievenpiper John L JL Jenkins David J A DJ
BMJ open 20160707 7
<h4>Introduction</h4>Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) produces macrovascular and microvascular damage, significantly increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), renal failure and blindness. As rates of T2DM rise, the need for effective dietary and other lifestyle changes to improve diabetes management become more urgent. Low-glycaemic index (GI) diets may improve glycaemic control in diabetes in the short term; however, there is a lack of evidence on the long-term adherence to low-GI diets, as we ...[more]