An intensive program of diet and exercise seems to protect overweight adults with diabetes from developing knee pain in the short term according to a new study published in Arthritis Care & Research. Of the 2889 obese adults with type 2 diabetes, those in the lifestyle intervention group were 15% less likely to develop knee pain after one year compared to patients who received diabetes support and education. After four years, the risk of knee pain dropped to five percent for those in the diet and exercise group.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/acr.22544/abstract
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