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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Pathophysiologic Perspective.

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Westman, EC
Published in: Front Nutr
2021

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is characterized by chronically elevated blood glucose (hyperglycemia) and elevated blood insulin (hyperinsulinemia). When the blood glucose concentration is 100 milligrams/deciliter the bloodstream of an average adult contains about 5-10 grams of glucose. Carbohydrate-restricted diets have been used effectively to treat obesity and T2DM for over 100 years, and their effectiveness may simply be due to lowering the dietary contribution to glucose and insulin levels, which then leads to improvements in hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia. Treatments for T2DM that lead to improvements in glycemic control and reductions in blood insulin levels are sensible based on this pathophysiologic perspective. In this article, a pathophysiological argument for using carbohydrate restriction to treat T2DM will be made.

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Front Nutr

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2296-861X

Publication Date

2021

Volume

8

Start / End Page

707371

Location

Switzerland

Related Subject Headings

  • 3210 Nutrition and dietetics
  • 1111 Nutrition and Dietetics
  • 1001 Agricultural Biotechnology
 

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Westman, E. C. (2021). Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Pathophysiologic Perspective. Front Nutr, 8, 707371. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.707371
Westman, Eric C. “Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Pathophysiologic Perspective.Front Nutr 8 (2021): 707371. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.707371.
Westman EC. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Pathophysiologic Perspective. Front Nutr. 2021;8:707371.
Westman, Eric C. “Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Pathophysiologic Perspective.Front Nutr, vol. 8, 2021, p. 707371. Pubmed, doi:10.3389/fnut.2021.707371.
Westman EC. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Pathophysiologic Perspective. Front Nutr. 2021;8:707371.

Published In

Front Nutr

DOI

ISSN

2296-861X

Publication Date

2021

Volume

8

Start / End Page

707371

Location

Switzerland

Related Subject Headings

  • 3210 Nutrition and dietetics
  • 1111 Nutrition and Dietetics
  • 1001 Agricultural Biotechnology