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The Reverse Diabetes Diet
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This has been an interesting thread. I was diagnosed type 2 last October and have tried low carbing but found it difficult (my vegetarian diet for the last 30 years has been very carb orientated) and I have felt hungry a lot. So I was intrigued to learn about the D Diet here. I am starting it on Monday and am looking forward to seeing how successful it is. Would like to come off statin tablet at the very least, if I could come off metformin as well even better!
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Yorksman
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Anyone considering the diet used in the Counterpoint Study, the so called 'Newcastle Diet', should read the FAQ supplied by the Mag Res Team there. The objective of severe calorie restriction was to mimick the bariatric surgery, to see if diet would replicate the observed beneficial effects on pancreatic function. Weight loss however is the essential element, not speed of weight loss. I reproduce below points from the FAQ:
"2. The essential point is that substantial weight loss must be achieved
3. It is a simple fact that the fat stored in the wrong parts of the body (inside the liver and pancreas) is used up first when the body has to rely upon its own stores of fat to burn. Any pattern of eating which brings about substantial weight loss over a period of time will be effective. Different approaches suit different individuals best.
4. It is also very important to emphasise that sustainability of weight loss is the most important thing to ensure that diabetes stays away after initial weight loss. Previous research has shown that steady weight loss over a 5 – 6 month period is more likely to be successful in keeping weight down in the long term. For this reason I would not recommend a very low calorie diet for most people with type 2 diabetes. Very strict diets may be considered for particular purposes but a steady, patient, sustained approach to restriction of food intake will be best for most people."
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/magres/research/di ... 2study.pdf
"2. The essential point is that substantial weight loss must be achieved
3. It is a simple fact that the fat stored in the wrong parts of the body (inside the liver and pancreas) is used up first when the body has to rely upon its own stores of fat to burn. Any pattern of eating which brings about substantial weight loss over a period of time will be effective. Different approaches suit different individuals best.
4. It is also very important to emphasise that sustainability of weight loss is the most important thing to ensure that diabetes stays away after initial weight loss. Previous research has shown that steady weight loss over a 5 – 6 month period is more likely to be successful in keeping weight down in the long term. For this reason I would not recommend a very low calorie diet for most people with type 2 diabetes. Very strict diets may be considered for particular purposes but a steady, patient, sustained approach to restriction of food intake will be best for most people."
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/magres/research/di ... 2study.pdf
Hi Nahara. If you are already a vegetarian, then the D-diet is only a short hop for you. For me it would be radical. Good luck with it and please let everyone know how you get on.
Yorkman . That is very interesting. The Newcastle diet was very attractive to me as a possible quick fix but it would be very likely that the weight would go back on over the long term. Maybe the continuous low carb approach will be best. I've lost quite a bit of weight in. 6 weeks, people saying are you ill, etc.
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Yorkman . That is very interesting. The Newcastle diet was very attractive to me as a possible quick fix but it would be very likely that the weight would go back on over the long term. Maybe the continuous low carb approach will be best. I've lost quite a bit of weight in. 6 weeks, people saying are you ill, etc.
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