Low Carb outpatients study.

Effects of a low-carbohydrate diet on glycemic control in outpatients with severe type 2 diabetes.

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phoenix said:

(The carbs can be calculated )
In this study they only looked at a 'low carb' group: 1852 kcal; %CHO:fatrotein = 30:44:20 (how can they be that accurate?), so if I've worked it out right : 139 g carbs.

In the previous study 'Long-term effects of a diet loosely restricting carbohydrates on HbA1c levels',
a normal diet was 1734+/-410 kcal, carbohydraterotein:fat ratio=57:16:26
ie 188-305 g carbs
carbohydrate reduced was 1773+/-441 kcal, carbohydraterotein:fat ratio=45:18:33
ie 149 - 249g carbs

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Critics of the low-carbohydrate dietary approach usually point to the lack of long-term studies. The change of diet described here in combination with the usual diabetes care has produced long periods of increased well-being in these patients. It is significant that 44 % of the patients have had a stable weight or have reduced it further and all but one had a lower weight at 22 months than at the beginning of the study. Twenty-five % of the patients had previously been dieting continuously and another 50 % had tried to lose weight many times. The reasons they gave for not continuing their previous weight loss programs were 1) constant hunger, and 2) no effect on bodyweight despite strict calorie counting and fat reduction. The lack of hunger and cravings with the low-carbohydrate diet may be an important reason for their present success.

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