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The BMJ has recently published this:-
The conclusion was:- 'On the basis of moderate to low certainty evidence, patients adhering to an LCD for six months may experience remission of diabetes without adverse consequences.'
Efficacy and safety of low and very low carbohydrate diets for type 2 diabetes remission: systematic review and meta-analysis of published and unpublished randomized trial data
https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.m4743
Importantly, the authors have excluded studies where diets where the diet was described as 'low carbohydrate' but contained more than 130 g carbohydrate per day. (Some previous reviews included studies which would more appropriately be described as 'moderate carbohydrate' which may have muddied the results.)https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.m4743
The conclusion was:- 'On the basis of moderate to low certainty evidence, patients adhering to an LCD for six months may experience remission of diabetes without adverse consequences.'