A significant reduction in calorie intake of the order of 500 kcal/day can eliminate insulin requirements and improve heart function in selected patients with type 2 diabetes..

Specialists from the Medical Center of the University of Leiden conducted an experiment in which obese patients taking insulin took part.. Patients on the 1st day of the extreme diet were able to give up insulin, this was due to a decrease in carbohydrate load on the body.

At the end of the experiment, which lasted 4 months, about 75% of patients stopped using insulin injections and have been living without insulin for more than a year, and even managed to return to their usual diet.. The research results were made public in Geneva at a meeting of the North American Radiological Society.

Among other things, patients participating in the study showed a significant improvement in diastolic functions within 18 months.. Scientists have concluded that lifestyle changes significantly improve heart function than special drugs.. At the same time, the researchers issued a warning that not all obese and diabetic patients can “sit down” on an extreme diet.. For example, it is forbidden to use it in patients with kidney diseases, as well as diseases of the cardiovascular system..

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