The Impacts of Pharmacological and Other Interventions for Preventing the Onset of Diabetes

Abstract

Ayodele Oluwole Ojebiyi

Owing to over 600 million persons globally facing complications of diabetes, researchers on daily basis are exploring various interventions to prevent individuals of all ages from developing the disease. Pharmacology as well as other interventions like counselling therapy, and cognitive are used to delay the onset of diabetes. Diet, physical exercise and medications are the best means to effectively lower blood sugar levels among diabetic patients. Endocrinologists believe interventions improve quality of life and often work by delaying the onset of diabetes. The objective of this study is to determine whether pharmacological and psychological interventions could prevent the onset of diabetes. Cochrane Endocrine and Metabolic Register of Studies up to 15 September 2022 using search terms relevant to this review were reviewed. The study also conducts searches in Embase, Medline, Cochrane Library, Cinahl, Web of Science, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, and Journal of the American Diabetic Association just to mention but a few. Qualitative method for data collection. The result shows that diets, exercise, glucose monitoring and reduction in weight could be used in delaying the onset of diabetes. Some studies were excluded simply because they did not meet inclusion criteria while the risk of bias was included in the studies.

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