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Orange County, CA - October 12th, 2018 -  Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects the way the body uses, and stores glucose (a form of sugar). Glucose backs up in the bloodstream, causing one’s blood sugar to rise too high. Most people with the condition have type-2 diabetes.   According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 29 million people in the United States (9.3 percent) have diabetes, and 86 million adults have prediabetes, which is when their blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be classified as type-2 diabetes.

“These new numbers are alarming and underscore the need for an increased focus on reducing the burden of diabetes in our country. Diabetes is costly in both human and economic terms. It’s urgent that we take swift action to effectively treat and prevent this serious disease,” said Ann Albright, Ph.D., R.D., director of CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation.

Medications that treat the disease include anti-diabetic medication, blood thinners, or insulin. Drugs can manage the symptoms and help to avoid complications, but can't stop the disease in its tracks. Lifestyle changes are crucial to managing diabetes. Losing weight can be the solution for controlling it, and lowering the risk of having other health problems.

A new observational study published in the BMJ Case Reports suggests planned intermittent fasting may help to reverse type-2 diabetes. Three male patients, aged between 40 and 67 tested the planned intermittent fasting to find out if it might reduce their symptoms.

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Prior to starting the intermittent fasting, each participant attended a 6-hour long nutritional training seminar. It covered how diabetes develops and its impact on the body. It also included information on healthy eating, insulin resistance, and how to manage diabetes through diet; including therapeutic fasting.

All three men were taking various drugs and daily units of insulin to control their diabetes. They all had high blood pressure and high cholesterol in addition to type-2 diabetes. Two of the three men fasted on alternate days for a full 24 hours, while the third fasted for three days a week. The days that the participants were fasting, they were allowed to drink very low-calorie drinks, such as coffee, tea, or water. They were only allowed to eat one very low-calorie meal in the evening. They stuck to this fasting regimen for about 10 months. The blood glucose, average blood glucose, weight, and waist circumference, were re-measured.

The results were that all three men were able to stop injecting themselves with insulin within a month of starting their fasting schedule; one of the men was able to stop in five days. Two of the men were able to stop taking their other diabetic drugs altogether, while the third discontinued three out of the four drugs he was taking. All three participants lost weight (by 10-18%). They also were able to reduce their average blood glucose readings.

"The use of a therapeutic fasting regimen for treatment of [type 2 diabetes] is virtually unheard of. This present case series showed that 24-hour fasting regimens can significantly reverse or eliminate the need for diabetic medication,” stated the authors.

The response was positive, all three men managed to stick to their diet with ease. However, this is an observational study and only refers to three cases (all men). Essentially, it isn't possible to draw firm conclusions about the success of treating type-2 diabetes; more research is required.

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UC San Diego Researchers Develop Flexible, Stick-On Ultrasound Patches to Image Hard-to-Access Areas Orange County, CA – October 12th, 2018 –  Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects the way the body uses, and stores glucose (a form of sugar). Glucose backs up in the bloodstream, causing one’s blood sugar to rise too high. Most people with […]