Patients Who Follow An Intermittent Fasting Diet May Be Able To Attain Full Diabetic Remission

Jan, 2023 - By WMR

The trending diet intermittent fasting which has firmed its status in weight loss industry is now scientifically proven beneficial for reversing the type 2 diabetes

In accordance with a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, patients achieved complete diabetes remission after an intervention of intermittent fasting diet, defined as a HbA1c which is the average blood glucose level of 6.5% less, at least a year after stopping medications of diabetes.

Diet as Intermittent fasting have gained popularity in past years with the view as efficient technique of weight loss. One eats only within a certain time period when practicing intermittent fasting. A set count of hours per day is ruled for fasting or eating simply a single meal a few of times per week can assist your metabolism burn fat. According to research, intermittent fasting can reduce the risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

The researchers undertook an intermittent fasting diet intervention for 3-motnhs with 36 adults having diabetes and discovered that over 90% of all the participants, also those taking blood sugar-regulating medicines and injections of insulin, dropped their intake of diabetes medication following intermittent fasting. 55 % of these persons achieved diabetic remission, stopped taking diabetes medicines, and kept it up for least a year.

The examination calls into question the widely held belief that diabetic remission is only possible in people who have had the disease for a shorter period of time up to 6 years. 65% of participants in research who succeeded in diabetic remission had the disease for more than six years.

"Diabetes drugs are expensive, which makes it difficult for many individuals to adequately control their diabetes. Medication expenditures were reduced by 77% in diabetic people post intermittent fasting diet as per research, Liu mentioned.

There are many authors worldwide supporting the similar studies, some of them mentioned are Xiao Yang of Hunan Agricultural University, the State Key Laboratory of Subhealth Intervention Technology, Jiali Zhou of Hunan Agricultural University and many more. The funding for the respective study was provided by the National natural Science foundation of China.