Key points from article :
Patients with type 2 diabetes put on a yearlong calorie-restrictive diet.
Almost half of the participants achieved nondiabetic blood sugars.
Remission not because of “reversing insulin resistance."
Weight loss resulted in improved function of their pancreatic beta cells.
Diabetes Strong cautions against rapid weight loss and severe calorie restriction.
Research based on UK Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial (DiRECT).