Remission of type 2 diabetes is connected to a whole-food, plant-based diet.

 Remission of type 2 diabetes is connected to a whole-food, plant-based diet.

According to recent studies, changing one's lifestyle, such as eating a diet high in whole foods and plants, can lead to type 2 diabetes remission.

Diets that are dominated by plants may assist in reversing insulin resistance.

Diabetes can be treated with better eating habits, exercise, stress management, and abstinence from alcohol.

According to recent studies, changing one's lifestyle, such as eating a diet high in whole foods and plants, can lead to type 2 diabetes remission.

Diets that are dominated by plants may assist in reversing insulin resistance.

Diabetes can be treated with better eating habits, exercise, stress management, and abstinence from alcohol.

Between 2007 and 2021, the researchers looked at the health records of 59 type 2 diabetes patients who participated in a heart wellness programme and maintained a whole-food, plant-based diet. The patients ranged in age from 41 to 89, with an average age of 71.5 years.

These patients showed considerable blood glucose control improvements, and 37% of the research participants experienced complete diabetes remission.

The study also revealed that individuals who made these lifestyle modifications on average took less glucose-lowering drugs.

This study shows that high-fiber, low-fat plant-based diets can assist patients who are already getting standard-of-care treatment in achieving remission from type 2 diabetes mellitus. The trial was distinctive since it had a primary aim of remission rather than improvement in diabetes and did not call for calorie restriction or fasting.

— Dr. Caroline Messer, a Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital endocrinologist who was not associated with this research, commenting to Medical News Today