Feature: T2DM PREVENTIONCombating insulin resistance with the paleo dietOlivieri, Chrystyne DNP, FNP-BC, CDE Author Information Chrystyne Olivieri is an assistant professor of graduate nursing at Long Island University, Brookville, N.Y. The author disclosed no financial relationships related to this article. The Nurse Practitioner 44(2):p 49-55, February 2019. | DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000552683.55684.f8 Buy Metrics AbstractIn Brief Lifestyle changes that include adopting a healthy diet, such as the paleo diet, can help prevent prediabetes and T2DM. This article explores the potential benefits of replacing low-calorie diets with the paleo diet. As primary care providers, NPs are positioned to help inform patients, particularly those with prediabetes and T2DM, about healthy lifestyle choices and provide them with resources to achieve weight loss success. As primary care providers, NPs can help inform patients, particularly those with prediabetes and T2DM, about healthy lifestyle choices and provide them with resources to achieve weight loss success. This article explores the potential benefits of replacing low-calorie diets with the paleo diet. Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.