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The study by Dr. Mary C. Gannon, of the University of Minnesota, Minnesota, United States, and colleagues had 11 patients (nine men, two women) with untreated type 2 diabetes go on a diet that's either 15 percent protein (control) or 30 percent protein (test) for a period of five weeks. After a five-week break, the subjects then switched to the other diet for five weeks. The diet contained either 40 percent carbohydrates (high protein condition) or 55 percent carbohydrates (low protein condition). Fat content was kept at a constant 30 percent during both five-week periods. Dietary compliance was determined by measuring the urine urea/creatinine ratio twice a week throughout the trial. At follow-up, the average 24-hour glucose level and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) percentages were lower after the test diet than after the control diet. HbA1c levels, a marker for long-term increases in blood sugar, were still falling at the end of the test-diet phase. This means that low-carbohydrate, high protein diet could potentially help diabetes type 2 patients control their blood sugar, or ''glucose,'' without drugs. Sources: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_20275.html
http://www.defeatdiabetes.org/Articles/protein021017.htm
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