Type 2 diabetes reversed in 3 days using a low calorie diet

A new study done on an animal model by a Yale-lead research team has shown how a low calorie diet consisting of 1/4 of normal food intake can reverse the negative effects of diabetes after just 3 days.

Keep in mind though that a similar study needs to be done on humans before any conclusions can be made regarding the potential benefits in treating diabetes.

Study source: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2017.10.004
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/yu-srh110617.php

Using this method, the researchers pinpointed three major mechanisms responsible for the VLCD’s dramatic effect of rapidly lowering blood glucose concentrations in the diabetic animals.

In the liver, the VLCD lowers glucose production by: 1) decreasing the conversion of lactate and amino acids into glucose; 2) decreasing the rate of liver glycogen conversion to glucose; and 3) decreasing fat content, which in turn improves the liver’s response to insulin.

These positive effects of the VLCD were observed in just three days.

I suggest people interested in this kinda thing to also research the ketogenic diet. It has similar beneficial effects as calorie restriction.