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Nutraceuticals 2019
July 15-16, 2019
Volume 2
Journal of Food and Clinical Nutrition
Advanced Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods
July 15-16, 2019 | London, UK
World Congress on
J Food Clin Nutr, Volume 2
A case study: LCHF diet combined with fried food in patient with type 2 diabetes and central obesity
reduces need for exogenous insulin injection
Cristian Baldini
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
D
iabesity is a term for diabetes occurring in the context of obesity.
The positive effect of LCHF diets (Low Carb, High Fat diets) is well documented: LCHF diets are at least as effective
as other dietary strategies for reducing body weight, improving glycaemic control and reducing both hyperinsulinaemia
and blood glucose (reduction of HbA1c) in type 2 diabetes and have unique positive effects on blood lipid concentrations
and cardiovascular risk factors. Also, in obese insulin-resistant women, food fried in extra-virgin olive oil significantly
reduced both insulin and C-peptide responses after a meal.
In this case study, I show how combining both dietary strategies produce a strong effect on blood glucose, resulting in a
“forced” reduction of exogenous insulin injection to avoid the problem of hypoglycaemia. Blood tests after 3 months of
this dietary treatment show how HbA1c, triglycerides and blood lipid profile (LDL, HDL, total Cholesterol) are improved
despite reduction of exogenous insulin injection of 80%. Also, body weight decreases of 15%. For Continuous Glucose
Monitoring (CGM) the patient used Freestyle Libre before and after the dietary treatment. In order to check general body
functions and glycosuria the patient used the urine test Multistix 10 SG Siemens.