Diabetic patients who consumed just 600 calories a day were able to live without their pills at the end of a two month trail, say experts. Eleven men and women with type 2 diabetes were put on a diet of 600 calories a say for eight weeks. After just a week, some of their blood sugar readings had returned to normal, reported the study.
After two months, fat levels in the pancreas returned to normal and the organ was able to pump out insulin without any problem . Some patients no longer needed tablets to control high blood pressure. The Newcastle University researchers described the result as remarkable. In type 2 diabetes, the pancreas does not make enough insulin, a hormone key in the conversion of sugar into energy, and the insulin that is made does not work properly.
"While it has long been believed that the disease will steadily get worse, we have shown that we can reverse it," quoted Roy Taylor, the study's lead author. Three months after the end of the diet, seven of the 11 men and women were still diabetes free. However, Iain Frame, of Diabetes UK, the charity for people with diabetes, which founded the study, warned that no one should go on such a drastic diet without speaking to his or her doctor.
After two months, fat levels in the pancreas returned to normal and the organ was able to pump out insulin without any problem . Some patients no longer needed tablets to control high blood pressure. The Newcastle University researchers described the result as remarkable. In type 2 diabetes, the pancreas does not make enough insulin, a hormone key in the conversion of sugar into energy, and the insulin that is made does not work properly.
"While it has long been believed that the disease will steadily get worse, we have shown that we can reverse it," quoted Roy Taylor, the study's lead author. Three months after the end of the diet, seven of the 11 men and women were still diabetes free. However, Iain Frame, of Diabetes UK, the charity for people with diabetes, which founded the study, warned that no one should go on such a drastic diet without speaking to his or her doctor.
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