Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Asking patients about their exercise habits was associated with weight loss in overweight patients and improved glucose control for patients with diabetes, according to a recently published study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
The health improvements identified from implementation of the Kaiser Permanente Exercise as a Vital Sign program in Northern California were small, but clinically significant. Overweight adult patients with a body mass index of 25 to 29 lost an average of 0.2 more pounds if they received care in one of the four pilot medical centers compared to another nine medical centers that had not yet implemented the program; those with diabetes saw a 0.1 percent greater decline in their HbA1c levels.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131205141850.htm
The health improvements identified from implementation of the Kaiser Permanente Exercise as a Vital Sign program in Northern California were small, but clinically significant. Overweight adult patients with a body mass index of 25 to 29 lost an average of 0.2 more pounds if they received care in one of the four pilot medical centers compared to another nine medical centers that had not yet implemented the program; those with diabetes saw a 0.1 percent greater decline in their HbA1c levels.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131205141850.htm