The Claim
In adults with type 2 diabetes, adherence to a very-low-carbohydrate diet results in a substantial mean decrease in medication effect score from 1.6–1.8 to 1.1–1.3 over a 3-month period, regardless of the glucose monitoring method used.
What the research says
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Adults with type 2 diabetes who follow a very-low-carbohydrate diet tend to reduce their diabetes medications significantly over three months, no matter how they track their blood sugar levels.
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Medication reduction in adults with type 2 diabetes on a very-low-carbohydrate diet is substantial and occurs regardless of glucose monitoring method, with a mean decrease in medication effect score from 1.6–1.8 to 1.1–1.3 over 3 months.
When someone eats very few carbs, their blood sugar doesn't spike as much after meals, so the body doesn't need to produce as much insulin. With less insulin needed, the medications that help lower blood sugar aren't required in as high a dose.
What the research says
1 studyPeople with type 2 diabetes who ate very few carbs and adjusted their medicine based on blood sugar readings (no matter how they tracked it) ended up needing much less medicine after three months.
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