Open AccessLow carbohydrate diet rescued severe type 2 diabetes patient from insulin injection, a case report
Author(s) -
Katsunori Iwasaki
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1798_20
Subject(s) - medicine , metformin , type 2 diabetes , hemoglobin , diabetes mellitus , insulin , fasting blood sugar , blood sugar , carbohydrate , low carbohydrate , sugar , endocrinology , obesity , food science , weight loss , chemistry
Fifty-six years old male type 2 diabetes patient with fasting blood sugar (FBS) 414 mg/d and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) 10.7% tried low carbohydrate diet (LCD) 30 days. After the diet, his FBS decreased to 174 mg/d and HbA1c was 7.7%. Therefore, he escaped from insulin injection and was able to treat with metformin.