People with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes who used a free online program teaching low-carb eating saw their blood sugar levels drop, especially those who finished most of the lessons.

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Evaluation of the Low Carb Program Digital Intervention for the Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes in an NHS England General Practice: Single-Arm Prospective Study

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2021 Sep 9

The study looked at a digital course that teaches people with diabetes to eat fewer carbs, and found that after doing the course, their blood sugar levels dropped by exactly the amount the claim says — and those who finished more lessons saw even bigger improvements.

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Evaluation of the Low Carb Program Digital Intervention for the Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes in an NHS England General Practice: Single-Arm Prospective Study

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DOI: 10.2196/25751

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People with type 2 diabetes who used the online low-carb program saw their blood sugar drop by about 0.6% and lost around 6 pounds on average.

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People with prediabetes who used the online low-carb program saw their blood sugar drop a little and lost about 6 pounds on average.

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If you have type 2 diabetes and eat very few carbs (like less than a slice of bread per meal) while getting ongoing support from a doctor or coach, you might lower your blood sugar so much that you can stop taking diabetes meds—and for many people, that improvement lasts a year or even two.

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The more lessons people finished in the online low-carb program, the more their blood sugar dropped and the more weight they lost.

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People with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes who finished most of a free online low-carb program lost about 4 kg on average, while those who didn’t finish lost almost nothing.

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