A new study revealed that a low-carbohydrate diet helps treat type 2 diabetes, and the researchers indicated that this diet can help older diabetics who are difficult to treat with drugs, according to what was published by the British newspaper “Daily Mail” and diabetes occurs when no Insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas to convert sugar in food into energy, works properly or when the pancreas does not make enough of it.
This leads to abnormal high blood sugar levels which, if left untreated, can damage organs and tissues in turn. Type 2 diabetes may increase the risk of heart disease, blindness, and circulatory problems, which may lead to amputations.
Eating sugary foods increases blood sugar levels, as do carbohydrates such as bread, pasta, potatoes and grains, because once digested they break down to form sugar.
However, she also explained Good Health Previously, weight loss, including with the help of a low-carb diet, could help treat type 2 diabetes.
Older adults who have had type 2 diabetes for many years are often considered the most difficult patients to treat due in part because age-related deterioration of the liver and kidneys makes it difficult for them to treat diabetes medications.This increases the risk of side effects, such as hypoglycemia – reduced levels of sugar in Blood can cause confusion and dizziness, which may lead to falls.
But new research was published today in the journal BMJ Nutrition، Prevention & Health , Showed for the first time that even in this difficult-to-treat group, a low-carb diet can reverse type 2 diabetes, so the drug is no longer necessary.
This diet typically includes eating less than 130 grams of carbohydrates per day (43 grams of carbs are in a large bread roll and 66 grams in 90 grams of pasta).
The bulk of the diet consists of vegetables, fish, meat, full-fat dairy products, eggs, nuts and berries, which have a lesser effect on blood sugar levels.
The new study included 199 people, ages 24 to 91, from a clinic NHS GP In Southport, Merseyside; 128 had type 2 diabetes and 71 had prediabetes.
Each volunteer followed a low-carb diet for an average of 23 months, supported by three individual GP appointments each year, and support groups every six weeks.
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About 46% had treated their condition, which means they no longer need insulin or any other medication to keep blood sugar levels within a healthy range.
In addition, 93% of people with prediabetes brought blood sugar back to normal levels. (Typically, up to two-thirds of people with prediabetes will develop type 2 if they don’t make any lifestyle changes.)
Importantly, older patients who had had diabetes for more than six years benefited just as much as younger and newly diagnosed participants. In fact, the oldest patient to stop treatment was 91.
However, the low-carb approach is controversial, with a review published in Nutrients In 2019 she cautioned that “there is little data available on long-term sustainability, safety and effectiveness”.
Critics also say the diet can lead to fatigue, headache, constipation and nutrient deficiencies, and that it can be difficult to maintain.
However, research shows that losing weight is beneficial for those with type 2 diabetes. Last year, a study found DiRECT , Led by experts at the University of Newcastle and the University of Glasgow, found that more than a third of people who treated Type 2 with a low-calorie diet remained free of the condition after two years.
Meanwhile, a 2017 review of nine studies on the effectiveness of low-carb diets for type 2 diabetes concluded that they have a “beneficial effect” on glucose control.
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