Low Calorie Diet can Reverse Type-2 Diabetes Symptoms
Type 2 diabetes could be reversed in just four months by simply following a low-calorie diet, a recent study has revealed.
According to the research, people who reduced their calorific intake in their daily diet experienced a far greater improvement in the condition – and their health in general – than any medication offered.
The research has been hailed as a breakthrough which could revolutionize the treatment of what was thought to be an incurable lifelong condition.
A previous study done in 1997 also concluded that the short-term use of a very low calorie diet is very effective in rapidly improving glycaemic control and promoting substantial weight loss in obese patients with Type 2 diabetes. Moreover, a VLCD increases insulin sensitivity and reduces the substrate for gluconeogenesis. Thus VLCD treatment may improve glycaemic control more than calorie restriction alone.
What is a low calorie diet?
A Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD) is a diet where normal meals are replaced with drinks, soups, or bars. The typical daily calorie intake is on or under the 800 mark – however the aim is to be as nutritionally balanced as possible.
The results of this research means that life-saving insulin would no longer be needed to combat the disorder, cardiac function would improve and dangerous fats building up around patients’ hearts would be significantly reduced.
Dr Sebastiaan Hammer, the study’s lead author, stated: ‘It is striking to see how a relatively simple intervention of a very low-calorie diet effectively cures Type 2 diabetes.
As obesity levels soar, type 2 diabetes is fast emerging as one of the biggest priorities for the health profession.
Dr Sebastiaan Hammer, the study’s lead author, stated that: ‘It is striking to see how a relatively simple intervention of a very low-calorie diet effectively cures Type 2 diabetes.
‘Lifestyle interventions may have more powerful beneficial cardiac effects than medication in these patients.’
‘Moreover, these effects are long term, illustrating the potential of this method.
Dr Hammer added that the results showed significant improvements in patients after just 16 weeks of following a low-calorie diet.
The goal of a low calorie diet is very simply to shed some of those excess pounds
Yes, Ii you are suffering from Type 2 diabetes, your best approach is to start getting your weight under control. Among patients diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes almost 40% have high blood pressure, which is another ailment that is thought to be made worse by obesity.
There’s no question about it: If you’re overweight and have type 2 diabetes, dropping pounds lowers your blood sugar, improves your health, and helps you feel better.
Even losing 10 or 15 pounds has health benefits, says the American Diabetes Association. It can:
- Lower blood sugar
- Reduce blood pressure
- Improve cholesterol levels
- Lighten the stress on hips, knees, ankles, and feet
Plus, you’ll probably have more energy, get around easier, and breathe easier.
Yes, this is much easier said than done. Dieting is never easy and certainly not fun for most people. Whether you want to lose 5 or 50 pounds, it’s extra challenging when you have diabetes.
However, if you do not begin to take major action toward finding a way to get yourself into the best possible health chances are you will not enjoy the quality of life you’ve hoped for.
Even modest weight loss can reduce the risk factors for heart disease and diabetes. There are many approaches to dieting and many claims for great success with various fad diets. They include calorie restriction, low-fat/high-fiber, or high protein and fat/low carbohydrates
Few people grasp the huge effect that weight has on diabetes. Even instances of gestational diabetes are much greater in patients that are overweight than in those that are not. Type 2, or adult onset diabetes is usually seen in overweight people than those that are within their ‘ideal’ weight ranges. In fact, almost 90% of those with Type 2 diabetes are overweight.
Being overweight might also lead to a condition known as insulin resistance where the body no stops responding to the insulin that is needed to aid the body in using sugar and glucose as fuel on a cellular level. But before you start a diabetes weight loss plan, it’s important to work closely with your doctor or diabetes educator – because while you’re dieting, your blood sugar, insulin, and medications need special attention. Make no mistake — you’re on the right path. “No matter how heavy you are, you will significantly lower your blood sugar if you lose some weight,” says Cathy Nonas, MS, RD, a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association and a professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City.
Perhaps most cases of Type 2 diabetes aren’t a disease at all, but are merely symptoms of being overweight. If you get fat your body stops working as it should, and blood sugar rises, causes symptoms that mimic those called by other types of diabetes.
However the medical industry doesn’t make money off of telling people to eat less and exercise more – so this “cure” will really annoy the people who make money off of diabetes drugs.
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