At the turn of the 20th century, doctors routinely used fasting practices to literally starve diabetes out of patients. Patients would be admitted to a hospital and placed on extreme calorie restriction until doctors could no longer trace sugar in the urine. The practice went on for a few years before the discovery of insulin and decades before more evidence-based approaches became mainstream in the nutritional treatment for diabetic patients. Still, the medical profession has come to understand the value of fasting for its many health benefits, some of which apply to diabetics. For example, two cardiorespiratory researchers publishing in the Nutrition Journal said fasting has favorable effects on blood pressure, lipids like cholesterol and triglycerides and insulin sensitivity. livestrong/article/483363-fasting-and-diabetics/
Posted on: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 21:23:02 +0000