Yes,
First lets understand what happens in your body when you have diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes
With type 2 diabetes, your body either resists the effects of insulin — a hormone that regulates the movement of sugar into your cells —
Or
doesn't produce enough insulin to maintain normal glucose levels.
Now the simplest doubt is can we reverse or manage diabetes.
Yes, its possible to reverse and manage diabetes. A research conducted has outlined 3 major ways for patients to reverse or control diabetes.
- Low Carbohydrate diet- Prior to 1921 before the introduction of insulin, patients where suggested only low carbohydrate diets. (click to read the complete research paper)
LC diets are based on macronutrient changes rather than a focus on calorie restriction. The one-year retention rate was 83%, which indicates that a non-calorie-restricted, low-carbohydrate intervention can be sustained
- Low calorie diets- In a study by Bauman et al., a low-calorie diet of 900 kcal, including 115 g of protein, led to significant improvement in glycemic control that was mainly attributed to improvements in insulin sensitivity [49]. Furthermore, a study conducted in obese T2D patients found that a LCD and gastric bypass surgery were equally effective in achieving weight loss and improving glucose and HbA1c levels in the short term [50]. Weight loss, however, persisted in the diet-treated patients only for the first three months, indicating difficulty with long-term maintenance. Similarly, other studies also reported similar pattern of early blood glucose normalization without medication use, but the improvements were not sustained long-term
