Just 12 weeks on a low-carb diet ‘can beat diabetes’

Just 12 weeks on a low-carb diet ‘can beat diabetes’: Cutting carbohydrates may increase chances of remission in type 2 patients, study finds Low-carb diet may increase the chances of remission of type 2 diabetes  Researchers said low-carb approach could be more effective than a low-fat diet Over half the trials included participants using insulin … Read more

Low-carb diet can help reverse Type 2 diabetes in elderly patients

Following a low-carb diet has shown promise in reversing type 2 diabetes — and new research suggests it could even help the hardest-to-treat patients ditch their medication. More than four million people in the UK have type 2 diabetes, which is linked to obesity and poor lifestyle. A further seven million have prediabetes — an … Read more

Low-carb diet can also help older diabetes patients who are often the hardest to treat

Following a low-carb diet has shown promise in reversing type 2 diabetes — and new research suggests it could even help the hardest-to-treat patients ditch their medication. More than four million people in the UK have type 2 diabetes, which is linked to obesity and poor lifestyle. A further seven million have prediabetes — an … Read more

DR DAVID UNWIN and chef KATIE CALDESI show you how low-carb recipes can also be low-cost

Today, in the final part of our groundbreaking series, NHS GP Dr David Unwin explains how to make the low-carb plan budget-friendly — and how exercise can help you beat type 2 diabetes; while chef and food writer Katie Caldesi reveals her exclusive recipes for low-carb meals for under £1. As we have shown you all … Read more

Low-carb diets transformed these four Britons’ lives

As many as two million Britons are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the next five years, according to alarming new NHS figures. They have non-diabetic hyperglycaemia, or pre-diabetes — unhealthily high blood sugar levels. If they don’t take action, they could soon be joining the four million or so already diagnosed with … Read more