Reversing Type 2 Diabetes
Click on the links below to find out more:
- Reply from Professor Taylor to frequently asked questions (PDF)
- Please note that although Optifast was used in the study, this is not readily available in the U.K. unless on prescription. An alternative liquid food supplement of similar calorific content would be equally suitable. These are available from your local supermarket.
- View the full scientific paper (website of the US National Library of Medicine)
After opening the link page, the full article can be opened by clicking on the red box "Full text article". Then click on "Download PDF". - The twin cycle hypothesis to explain the cause of type 2 diabetes was described in 2008. This scientific review explains the knowledge on which the hypothesis was based. The recent study was designed to test the prediction that type 2 diabetes could be entirely reversed by diet. Read the scientific review (website of the US National Library of Medicine)
- Samples of the vegetable recipes (PDF) we used, devised by Miss Karen Heron, Dietician, Newcastle Diabetes Centre. Much more information is available on low calorie diets from the Diabetes UK website
- Information for Doctors (PDF)
- Press Release of 24 June 2011
- At the end of the 8-week dietary intervention, subjects returned to normal eating but were provided with information about portion size and healthy eating.
