Millions of people struggle with obesity, and unfortunately, being overweight can often lead to the development of type 2 diabetes. A revolutionary new trial program in the UK is helping people reverse the effects of type 2 diabetes and lose the weight that they’ve struggled with for years.
How It Works
The program given to over 298 people involved in the trial varied in length depending on the severity of their obesity and diabetes, and it involves an all-liquid diet.
Participants are given four powder pouches per day that can be mixed with water to create a shake or a soup, and each meal provides essential nutrients at a meager 200 calories. The easiest thing about the program is that “you don’t have to think about what you eat”. After the program concludes, dieticians help the participants reintroduce healthy, solid foods.
Positive Results Have Doctors Excited For The Future
Almost 50% of the participants in the trial had their diabetes enter into remission within a year, but doctors aren’t calling this a cure. The weight needs to stay off for diabetes to stay at bay.
“This trial has the potential to transform the lives of millions of people,” said, Dr. Elizabeth Robertson, director of research at Diabetes UK. Other doctors are calling the trial “hugely exciting” and that a condition formerly regarded as irreversible now appears to be very treatable.
Having been through the program and kept the weight off for 2 years, Isobel thinks that this treatment will work for anyone. “You have to be fired up, you have to be prepared,” she said. “But anybody can do it if you feel strongly enough.”
