Therapeutic use of intermittent fasting for people with type 2 diabetes as an alternative to insulin
Furmli S, Elmasry R, Ramos M, Fung J
BMJ case reports · 75 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Case report (indexed by PubMed)
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- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2018-10-09 · BMJ Case Rep · vol. 2018 · pp. bcr–2017
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Cited
- 136 citations · more than 98% of similar papers · 7.4× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 11 works
- Access
- Open access (hybrid journal) · CC-BY-NC
- Research areas
- Diet and metabolism studies · Dietary Effects on Health · Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
- Keywords
- Medicine, Type 2 diabetes, Insulin resistance, Insulin, Waist, Diabetes mellitus, Glycated haemoglobin, Weight loss, Internal medicine, Diabetes management, Intermittent fasting, Endocrinology, Obesity, Intensive care medicine
- MeSH
- humans, diabetes mellitus, type 2, weight loss, insulin, fasting, adult, aged, male, glycated hemoglobin
4 authors
From CA
- Suleiman Furmli · correspondingUniversity of Toronto
- Rami ElmasryCanadian Memorial Chiropractic College
- Megan RamosScarborough Health Network
- Jason FungScarborough Health Network
Abstract
This case series documents three patients referred to the Intensive Dietary Management clinic in Toronto, Canada, for insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes. It demonstrates the effectiveness of therapeutic fasting to reverse their insulin resistance, resulting in cessation of insulin therapy while maintaining control of their blood sugars. In addition, these patients were also able to lose significant amounts of body weight, reduce their waist circumference and also reduce their glycated haemoglobin level.
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