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Type 2 diabetics should be encouraged to try a soup and smoothie weight loss plan as the health service intensifies its efforts to address the condition.
Being overweight or obese greatly increases the chances of developing type 2 diabetes, but an NHS England trial of 5,000 patients showed that almost half of the people who took the weight loss plan saw their type 2 diabetes go into remission. after a year.
As part of the one-year plan, patients who have been diagnosed with the condition within the past six years and meet other eligibility criteria will receive so-called “total diet replacement products” such as shakes and soups for three months.
In parallel, they will receive support to increase their exercise levels and will be helped to reintroduce ordinary nutritious foods into their diets, with ongoing advice from doctors and trainers.
NHS England said that in addition to helping people live happier and healthier lives, further action to tackle obesity and diabetes will save the health service money and free up staff time.
The diet program will initially be implemented for patients in 10 areas of England.
A third of the people who died in hospital with COVID-19 had diabetes, according to data from Public Health England, and more than 12.3 million people in the UK are at risk of developing the disease.
The risk of developing type 2 diabetes may be influenced by a person’s BMI rather than genetics. Stock Image
The NHS diet plan arises when a new study found that most cases of type 2 diabetes could be reversed if the victim’s body mass index (BMI) remains below a certain level.
The survey of nearly half a million people also found that BMI is a more influential risk factor for the disease than genetics.
He suggested that most cases could be reversed or even prevented if a person could keep their BMI below the point where abnormal blood sugar levels are triggered.
Everyone has a different threshold, which explains why some people with a healthy weight develop diabetes while others who are overweight do not.
Professor Brian Ference, from the University of Cambridge, said the study findings could have “significant” implications for the detection, prevention and treatment of the condition.
The 445,765 study participants were divided into five groups based on their genetic risk and five groups based on their BMI.
Just over half were women, with an average age of 57 years.
They were followed up to an average age of 65, and during that period, 31,298 of them developed type 2 diabetes.
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Those with the highest BMI had an 11 times higher risk compared to those with the lowest BMI and a greater chance of developing diabetes than all other BMI groups, regardless of genetic risk.
Professor Ference said: “This suggests that when people cross a certain BMI threshold, their chances of diabetes increase and they remain at the same high risk level regardless of how long they are overweight.
“You can prevent most cases of diabetes by keeping your BMI below a person’s threshold.”
Researchers are working on a way to estimate a person’s threshold, and Professor Ference said he hopes to get results on this early next year.
The findings were presented at the Congress of the European Society of Cardiology.
