The effects of a long term Low Carb diet on T2D 134 patients , 2 years follow-up

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2007 Oct 31;
Long-term effects of a diet loosely restricting carbohydrates on HbA1c
levels, BMI and tapering of sulfonylureas in type 2 diabetes: A 2-year
follow-up study.

The aim was to assess the long-term effect of a loose restriction of
carbohydrate intake (carbohydrate-reduced diet: CARD) compared to a
conventional diet (CD) in type 2 diabetes. One hundred and thirty-three type
2 diabetic outpatients followed the CD (n=57, 1734+/-410kcal,
carbohydraterotein:fat ratio=57:16:26) or CARD (n=76, 1773+/-441kcal,
carbohydraterotein:fat ratio=45:18:33) according to their own will, and
were followed up for 2 years. Glycemic control, body mass index (BMI), serum
cholesterols and dose of antidiabetic drugs were assessed at baseline and
after 1 and 2 years. At baseline, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and BMI levels were
7.1+/-1.0% and 24.2+/-2.9, respectively, in the CD group, and 7.4+/-1.1% and
25.1+/-3.4 in the CARD group, showing no significant differences. During the
2-year follow-up period, HbA1c levels were significantly improved in the
CARD group (CD: 7.5+/-1.3%, CARD: 6.7+/-0.6%, P<0.001), and BMI decreased
more significantly in the CARD group . The doses of sulfonylureas clearly
tapered, and serum cholesterol profiles improved significantly with the
CARD. Our results warrant a long-term and large-scale randomized study of
the diet for type 2 diabetes.

PMID: 17980451

Gys

"GysdeJongh" <jongh711@planet.nl> wrote in message
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> Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2007 Oct 31;
> Long-term effects of a diet loosely restricting carbohydrates on HbA1c
> levels, BMI and tapering of sulfonylureas in type 2 diabetes: A 2-year
> follow-up study.
>

Is *2 years* what is now considered "long term"?

Heck, I consider 2 years to be just a settling in of what *may* be a long
term trend. I don't even start to think of something as long-term until a
good 5-10 years.
bj

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\bj wrote:
> "GysdeJongh" <jongh711@planet.nl> wrote in message
> news:4736ee13$0$25487$ba620dc5@text.nova.planet.nl ...
>
>>Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2007 Oct 31;
>>Long-term effects of a diet loosely restricting carbohydrates on HbA1c
>>levels, BMI and tapering of sulfonylureas in type 2 diabetes: A 2-year
>>follow-up study.
>>
>
>
> Is *2 years* what is now considered "long term"?
>
> Heck, I consider 2 years to be just a settling in of what *may* be a long
> term trend. I don't even start to think of something as long-term until a
> good 5-10 years.
> bj
>
>
>

BJ, most studies are only weeks long, so yes, in study terms, that's
quite long.

Susan

In article <5poot3Fsdl0bU2@mid.individual.net>,
Susan <nevermind@nomail.com> wrote:

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> \bj wrote:
> > "GysdeJongh" <jongh711@planet.nl> wrote in message
> > news:4736ee13$0$25487$ba620dc5@text.nova.planet.nl ...
> >
> >>Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2007 Oct 31;
> >>Long-term effects of a diet loosely restricting carbohydrates on HbA1c
> >>levels, BMI and tapering of sulfonylureas in type 2 diabetes: A 2-year
> >>follow-up study.
> >>
> >
> >
> > Is *2 years* what is now considered "long term"?
> >
> > Heck, I consider 2 years to be just a settling in of what *may* be a long
> > term trend. I don't even start to think of something as long-term until a
> > good 5-10 years.
> > bj
> >
> >
> >
>
> BJ, most studies are only weeks long, so yes, in study terms, that's
> quite long.
>

Exactly. The one that got so much press last week about how Atkins
raises lipid numbers was about a six week study, with participants
rotating through three different diets.

--
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This, apparently, upsets the fools."
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On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:46:47 GMT, "bj"
<bjones44@bellatlantic.net> wrote:

>"GysdeJongh" <jongh711@planet.nl> wrote in message
>news:4736ee13$0$25487$ba620dc5@text.nova.planet.n l...
>> Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2007 Oct 31;
>> Long-term effects of a diet loosely restricting carbohydrates on HbA1c
>> levels, BMI and tapering of sulfonylureas in type 2 diabetes: A 2-year
>> follow-up study.
>>
>
>Is *2 years* what is now considered "long term"?
>
>Heck, I consider 2 years to be just a settling in of what *may* be a long
>term trend. I don't even start to think of something as long-term until a
>good 5-10 years.
>bj
>
>
Unfortunately, that's as good as we seem to have at the
moment. I agree, but when the others are a month or two then
two years is certainly longer-term.


Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
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