Diabetic Neuropathy is Preventable with Low-Carb Diet
Tesfaye S, Chaturvedi N, Eaton SE, Ward JD, Manes C, Ionescu-Tirgoviste C, Witte DR, Fuller JH; EURODIAB Prospective Complications Study Group. Vascular risk factors and diabetic neuropathy. N Engl J Med. 2005 Jan; 352: 341-50. Diabetes Research Unit, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom. solomon.tesfaye@sth.nhs.uk.
BACKGROUND: Other than glycemic control, there are no treatments for diabetic neuropathy. Thus, identifying potentially modifiable risk factors for neuropathy is crucial. We studied risk factors for the development of distal symmetric neuropathy in 1172 patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus from 31 centers participating in the European Diabetes (EURODIAB) Prospective Complications Study. |
COMMENT: With the exception of smoking, all the adverse risk factors mentioned — glycosylated hemoglobin, raised triglycerides, overweight and obesity, and hypertension (high blood pressure) — as well as the diabetes itself, can be avoided if foods such as bread, cereals, sugars, fruit are reduced sufficiently as carbohydrates are the main dietary causes of all of these conditions.
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