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Why Some People Go Into Type 2 Diabetes Remission

Caloric restriction help improve pancreatic function but causes severe health problems

07-Aug-2018

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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).

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Christel Oerum

Founder and owner at Diabetes Strong Inc

Eric Sodicoff

Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine at PMA Medical Specialist

Newcastle University

Public world-class research-intensive University based in the North East of England

Roy Taylor

Professor and Director of Newcastle Magnetic Resonance Centre.

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