Oldvatr
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
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- Tablets (oral)
Yes. of 54 medicated patients at baseline, 19 were insulin dependant and 4 came off insulin, and 2 more had their insulin dose halved. One other turned out to be a T1D, I knew I wasn't dreaming, but at my age, memory can play tricks, So to my mind this is evidence for beta-cell function recovering that the ND studies did not give, which is why they probably excluded longer term from participating. What this means is that the NHS cannot recommend the ND or other LCal diets for insulin users because the evidence is not there. But they could use Low Carb to reduce their insulin doses it seems.Apologies. This is the most recent one - does mention some patients coming off insulin:
https://nutrition.bmj.com/content/bmjnph/3/2/285.full.pdf?with-ds=yes