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'I beat diabetes with 200-calorie drinks'
Nearly half of patients have reversed type 2 diabetes in a "watershed" trial, say doctors in Newcastle and Glasgow. People spent up to five months on a low-calorie diet of soups and shakes to trigger massive weight loss. Isobel Murray, 65, who had weighed 15 stone, lost over four stone (25kg) and no longer needs diabetes pills. She says: "I've got my life back." The charity Diabetes UK says the trial is a landmark and has the potential to help millions of patients.
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Wow. I'm assuming that this has nothing to do with the drink itself, just with limiting yourself to 800 calories a day and losing 15kg. I know this is a study on Type 2, not Type 1, but it's still exciting to see how quickly it can be reversed.
I find it fascinating that the body can recover so damn quickly if given the chance!
It sure can and it is astounding. I had GERD for years,and once on keto,it went away and never came back.
The ketogenic diet does the same thing.
I know. The headline is sensationalist, but the gist of the study is that people who are diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes can generally just lose 15kg and keep it off and the Diabetes will most likely go away.