New diets can save millions of people with type 2 diabetes

A major finding about treatment for type 2 diabetes by changing diets has been announced by Newcastle University scientists (UK), according to the British Daily Mail.

Accordingly, a low calorie diet with 600 calories daily for 8 weeks can help millions of people with type 2 diabetes worldwide improve their health.

According to scientists, excessive calorie consumption will make the liver fatter and produce more glucose (sugar) as fat. When the pancreas receives a lot of excess fat, it is no longer possible to produce insulin, causing diabetes.

New research shows that if pancreatic fat is reduced by less than 1 gram, the pancreas is able to reproduce insulin again, reversing a dangerous disease called type 2 diabetes.

On average, such a low-calorie diet can help lose 15kg. And weight loss is a method that helps reverse diabetes that science has known for a long time.

This reverse process is still possible with cases that have been sick for up to 10 years, said lead researcher Professor Roy Taylor.

New research suggests that a daily diet of 600 calories for eight weeks could save millions of people with type 2 diabetes worldwide.

New discoveries in research

Experimental results show that the body's insulin sensitivity has changed drastically within a week after starting a new diet. (One of the two manifestations of type 2 diabetes is that the body is no longer sensitive to insulin to effectively metabolize blood sugar).

Diabetic patients often have significantly higher blood sugar levels and now the rate of sugar has decreased and returned to normal within a week.

Professor Taylor with 40 years of diabetes research experience is happy to say that this new finding is really meaningful for diabetics."Many people have described to me the impressive effect of a low calorie diet as the only option to prevent the inevitable decline in health and other diseases because of diabetes. clearly the underlying mechanisms (of the disease) helped us interpret the simplicity of type 2 diabetes ".

"The good news for type 2 diabetics is that our research has proven that if you have been sick for up to 10 years, you can still reverse the disease by getting rid of all the smallest fat out of the gland. pancreas ".

Until now, recovery of diarrhea is only possible by significantly reducing the weight.

Contrary to what many people think is type 2 diabetes is not harmful, the disease is the killer killer quietly leading to cardiovascular disease, blindness, kidney disease, limb .

Type 2 diabetes is the silent killer that leads to many other diseases.(Photo: benhtieuduong.net.vn)

Statistics show that around 380 million people in the world suffer from type 2 diabetes, led by Britain with 3.8 million people. This number is still increasing.

Mechanism of action of the new diet

According to Professor Taylor, discoveries from the lab show that the excess fat in insulin-producing cells causes them to lose their professional ability and fall into survival mode, only available. do not contribute to the overall health of the body. When excess fat is removed, these cells restore their specialized ability to produce insulin .

This fully explains the observations in clinical studies. Surprisingly, the new invention diet is actually an experimental tool favored by study participants. Their health mostly increased rapidly without hunger and fatigue.

According to the Daily Mail, a large survey published last week showed that one-third of people with type 2 diabetes do not take drugs. This study was conducted by the Leicester Diabetes Center, surveying medical records of more than 318 thousand people who have the disease. Accordingly, many people are confused about the exact number of drugs they should take each day, including metformin hypoglycemic drugs to prevent more complicated complications.

Evaluation of experts

New conclusions were welcomed by experts when presented at the European Diabetes Research Association.

Professor Kamlesh Khunti from the Leicester Diabetes Center said that "this is a good study showing that low-calorie diets can be effective for people with high therapeutic motivation. However, implementing this approach With most people it will be difficult ".

According to Dr. Elizabeth Robertson, director of research at Diabetes UK, the evidence that type 2 diabetes can be relieved is a transformative step for millions of people. However, there are still many unanswered questions, such as whether everyone is relieved or not in the long-term, how best to continue to follow those who have displaced. reduction…

The 5: 2 diet is also known as the "Fast Diet", the most famous of the fasting forms thought by Dr. Michael Mosley. 5: 2 means 5 days of eating as usual and two days of fasting with only 800 calories. This mode improves brain function and DNA repair.

A 2011 University of Manchester study showed that Fast Diet increased fat intake. Dr. Mosley himself lost nearly 10kg in 12 weeks and blood sugar and cholesterol returned to normal after being diagnosed with pre-diabetic.

What is diabetes?

According to the UNESCO center to support public health, diabetes or diabetes is a condition in which blood sugar is increased due to a metabolic disorder of carbohydrates (carbohydrates) accompanied by disorders of fat and protein metabolism. The cause of metabolic disorder is reduced by the effect of insulin and / or insulin secretion from the pancreas. The body lacks insulin, which cannot convert blood sugar to the cells in the body, so it follows the blood and is excreted in the urine (hence the name of diabetes). Sugar is the main source of raw materials for the body to function, so when the road cannot reach the cell, it lacks sugar, fatigue .

Type 1 diabetes (type 1 / type 1) is a condition in which the pancreas cannot produce insulin as usual, causing a serious lack of insulin.

Type 2 diabetes is a condition in which the pancreas produces insufficient insulin or the body is unable to use insulin or both. This is the most common type of diabetes, often called adulthood.

There are two main causes of type 2 diabetes: genetics and excess calories. When you consume too much nutrition in your body without proper exercise, the pancreas is forced to produce too much insulin. After a long time, the pancreas will weaken and lose its ability to produce insulin.

Artwork of type 2 diabetes mechanism (Photo: DKNatura).

Professor Thai Hong Quang, President of Vietnam Endocrinology and Diabetes Association, said diabetes is growing rapidly globally, especially in developing countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that the world diabetes rate will increase by 54% within 20 years from 2010 to 2030.

In Vietnam, the rate of diabetes is among the highest in the world with 5.4% of the population (about 5 million people) according to the data in 2012. This rate is double that of the early 2000s. Vietnam is diabetic with 1 in 20 people. According to Professor Quang, it is more worrying that the proportion of people who are sick but not diagnosed is also very high, up to 50%. The age of disease is younger, about 30, even in case of type 2 diabetes at 8-9 years old.