Carina1962
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
I emailed DUK recently about the recent press headlines about the low diet and how it can 'cure/reverse' diabetes in Type 2 and this was their response below:-
Dear Raffaela,
Thank you for getting in touch.
A reduced calorie diet of 800-1000cals per day will of course result in weight loss which can in turn improve blood glucose control. However there has been no research into whether or not the higher amount of calories will have the same 'reversing' affect.
Such low calorie diets as you mention will only be suitable for some people and whether or not this could aid you does need to be advised by a doctor.
Other than widening the amount of participants I do not know what shape the further studies will take at this stage. Why 600cal was chosen rather than 800 or 1000 I am also not sure.
You can contact Newcastle University (where Professor Taylor conducted the research) directly, for details of any plans to extend the study and any more accurate information;
Newcastle University Press Office 0191 222 7850
I do hope this has been useful, but please do contact us again if we can be of further assistance. You can also call our Careline on 0845 120 2960*, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. The lines are staffed by trained Careline counsellors who would be happy to offer what support and information they can.
With Best Wishes
Diabetes UK Careline
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Dear Raffaela,
Thank you for getting in touch.
A reduced calorie diet of 800-1000cals per day will of course result in weight loss which can in turn improve blood glucose control. However there has been no research into whether or not the higher amount of calories will have the same 'reversing' affect.
Such low calorie diets as you mention will only be suitable for some people and whether or not this could aid you does need to be advised by a doctor.
Other than widening the amount of participants I do not know what shape the further studies will take at this stage. Why 600cal was chosen rather than 800 or 1000 I am also not sure.
You can contact Newcastle University (where Professor Taylor conducted the research) directly, for details of any plans to extend the study and any more accurate information;
Newcastle University Press Office 0191 222 7850
I do hope this has been useful, but please do contact us again if we can be of further assistance. You can also call our Careline on 0845 120 2960*, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. The lines are staffed by trained Careline counsellors who would be happy to offer what support and information they can.
With Best Wishes
Diabetes UK Careline
Ref:06