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| Type 1 diabetes mellitus successfully managed with the paleolithic ketogenic diet | ||||||
| Csaba Tóth1, Zsófia Clemens2 | ||||||
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1MD, Medical Director, Paleomedicina Hungary Ltd, Evolutionary Medicine Working Group, Hidá sz u. 3, H-1026, Budapest, Hungary.
2PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Neurology, University of Pécs, Rét u. 2, H-7623, Pécs, Hungary. | ||||||
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| Tóth C, Clemens Z. Type 1 diabetes mellitus successfully managed with the paleolithic ketogenic diet. Int J Case Rep Images 2014;5(10):699–703. |
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Introduction:
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) patients are usually instructed to follow a low fat/high carbohydrate diet. A few studies in literature, however, reported metabolic benefits and sustainability of carbohydrate restricted diets.
Case Report: Herein, we present a case of a 19-year-old male with newly diagnosed T1DM. The patient was first put on an insulin regime. Twenty days later, he shifted towards the paleolithic ketogenic diet and was able to discontinue insulin. Strict adherence to the diet resulted in normal glucose levels and a more than three-fold elevation of C-peptide level indicating restored insulin production. Currently, the patient is on the paleolithic ketogenic diet for 6.5 months. He is free of complaints, and no side effects emerged. Conclusion: We conclude that the paleolithic ketogenic diet was effective and safe in the management of this case of newly diagnosed T1DM. Marked increase in C peptide level within two months indicates that the paleolithic ketogenic diet may halt or reverse autoimmune processes destructing pancreatic beta cell function in T1DM. | |
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Keywords:
Type 1 diabetes mellitus, Ketogenic diet, Paleolithic-ketogenic diet, C-peptide, Evolutionary medicine
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Author Contributions
Tóth Csaba – Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published Zsófia Clemens – Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published |
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The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright
© 2014 Tóth Csaba et al. This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author(s) and original publisher are properly credited. Please see the copyright policy on the journal website for more information. |
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