What is diabetes remission?

How can a low-carb diet help in diabetes remission?

• Minimize processed foods such as cakes, biscuits, white bread and sugary beverages such as cold drinks, fruit juices and smoothies.
• Choose to have carbs from high-fibre foods such as whole fruits, whole grains, lentils, beans, nuts and seeds and green vegetables.
• Add yoghurt and low-fat milk to the diet to maintain the calcium levels in the body.

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Low-carb diet along with weight loss for diabetes remission

• People on a low-carb diet lost about 3.4 Kilograms of weight more than those on other diets.
• Low carb diet also reduced the triglyceride (a type of fat) levels in the body.
• 57% of the people on a low-carb diet had gone into remission, whereas only 31% of the people, out of those on another type of diet, managed to achieve remission.
• However, on following up both the groups after 12 months, diabetes remission diminished in most subjects. It was noticed that remission was prevalent only in people who adhered to the low-carb diet in a sustained manner and lost weight while following it.
• The research concluded that weight loss is extremely important for the improvement of blood sugar levels and to achieve remission from type 2 diabetes.

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