An article published in the Lancet points out that factors that typically co-exist with poverty, such as food insecurity, disparities in access to care, and related mental health challenges, make the adoption of behavioural lifestyle changes, a cornerstone in clinical management of type 2 Diabetes, challenging. The authors Jonathan McGavock, Brandy Wickow and Allison B Dart recommend that clinicians and scientists should actively engage adolescents with type 2 diabetes and their family members in the design of novel approaches to care.
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